# Combining libraries with the same name across servers

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 28, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451 "2014-11-28T18:36:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![\_Admin\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e9a140/32.png) [@\_Admin\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/_Admin_1)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451/1 "2014-11-28T18:36:14Z")

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It would be nice to have the ability to collapse libraries from different servers (shared or owned) that have the same name into single view in Plex clients. So if my Plex server has Movies library and someone shares their Movie library with me, I can see it as a single library in the client.

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**Author:** ![sa2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sa2000/32/6922_2.png) [@sa2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sa2000)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451/2 "2014-11-28T18:49:17Z")

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Would still want to know which server each relates to

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451/3 "2021-01-18T00:10:52Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@Group Multiple Plex Servers](https://forums.plex.tv/t/group-multiple-plex-servers/79043):
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> Hi &nbsp; Just an idea, but I think it would be nice if you could group/display similar content regardless of where it is stored. &nbsp; Example: I have Server1 and Server2 both with a TV Shows section. Rather than Server1\TV Shows &nbsp;& Server2\TV Shows&nbsp;just have SomeName\TV Shows which includes both servers. &nbsp; When sharing libraries, it would keep things tidier. People I'm sharing my servers with could just browse one location. &nbsp; &nbsp; Hope that makes sense, thanks for reading. &nbsp; &nbsp; If you agree, p…

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/combining-libraries-with-the-same-name-across-servers/84451/4 "2021-06-10T00:21:31Z")

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