Server Version#: 4.51.3 Player Version#: Two suggestions/requests on Collections: (1) Have tags be associated with the video file, not the library. So, if a video file shows up in multiple libraries, the tags are automatically there. Why? I have an “All Movies” library and a “Kids Movies” libr…

Re #1/ you can configure Plex to automatically create collections for you (setting a minimum threshold for how many movies it takes to establish a collection). Re #2/ there’s a support article describing how to transfer media without losing metadata / your modifications. TL;DR: make sure you disab…

On #1, I want to create the collections myself (i.e. not use the MovieDB automatic collection generation). You did not provide details on how to accomplish #1 in your response (so assumed you meant the MovieDB methodology). On #2, i’m not moving the entire media collection to a new drive. I’m tal…

[image] KenJ: On #2, i’m not moving the entire media collection to a new drive. I’m talking about moving a few video files from one RAID server to another. I have multiple NAS RAID drives. I believe #2 may not be an issue, although it would benefit by having tags associated with files (vs librar…

Yes, the automatic collections are based on data from The Movie Database. Given Plex will also download the artwork and descriptions, it’s now much more convenient. As Juice stated… you can also apply the copying while emptying-the-trash is disabled approach when moving single files.

[image] tom80H: emptying-the-trash is disabled approach when moving single files. Good idea, but since I don’t ‘Move’ files - only ‘COPY’ - there’s nothing to delete yet. I never change that at my house, but still it’s a good idea to be safe.

[image] KenJ: Why? I have an “All Movies” library and a “Kids Movies” library. The kids movies are in both the Kids and All libraries. If I create a collection in the kids library (e.g. “Toy Story” collection), I’d like the same collection to be automatically created in the “All Movies” library.…

I’m happy to move this to feature request category

I initially had more Libraries, with divisions similar to yours. Over time I’ve combined most of them, and rely instead on Collections/Tags/Labels/Sharing Restrictions. If you like separating the “Kids Movies” into a distinct Library, have you considered not duplicating the content? If Toy Story is…

[image] Volts: Another option would be to put all movies into a single Library. If you have multiple users, you can use Content Ratings and/or Sharing Labels to restrict who has access. Apparently, that seems to be the direction Plex is going (no matter how much users kick and scream) and I t…

Collections REQUEST - Associate tags with files, NOT libraries

Plex Media Server

JuiceWSA February 23, 2021, 6:22pm 10

Apparently, that seems to be the direction Plex is going (no matter how much users kick and scream) and I too saw the light some time ago. It is an option to consider - if you wanna be more Plex Compliant - in the long run.

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Collections REQUEST - Associate tags with files, NOT libraries

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