# Consolidating existing TV file safely **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** server-windows, library-management\ **Created:** [December 16, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964 "2020-12-16T11:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/1 "2020-12-16T11:19:40Z")
Server Version#: chrome web Player Version#: amazon fire tv ![plex tv](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/4/1476cff7edefc2b0d3f7341adffd791bc01c77fc.jpeg) I keep all TV shows, series in one folder. Originally I just added the individual shows to the folder. I hadn’t got many and I wasn’t sure how to put each series in their own folders. I’m now wanting to tidy up the folder and put each series on it’s own folder. What’s the best way to do this? Just put them in their folders and rescan? Presumably I will have to empty trash at some point? I have tried to attach a snapshot of my TV folder Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/2 "2020-12-16T11:23:51Z")
> **[Naming and Organizing Your TV Show Files | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)** > > The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from... ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/3 "2020-12-16T11:36:56Z")
Wow! There’s some reading! 40 years ago I found it very easy to read and digest that sort of thing. Nowadays it takes a little longer. The ones that I have in sub-folders seem to have been recognised and work fine. So I’m thinking that I’m not far off. I’m concerned with the ones that are not at the moment in their own sub-folder, which I want to place in a sub-folder. Plex has already recognised them and they work fine. If I cut and paste them into their own sub-folder. Will I encounter any problems? Plex already has them individually. You can see in the photo that I have placed the later ones straight into sub-folders, as I became a little more adept with Plex. Thank You ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/4 "2020-12-16T11:45:04Z")
Simply moving them from their current place into a subfolder within the same folder should be no problem. Don’t forget to create `Season 0x` subfolders. ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/5 "2020-12-16T11:50:20Z")
Ok Thanks, I’ll give it a go. I just prefer to ask beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/6 "2020-12-16T11:52:59Z")
You should have no problems moving the files to folders. Like @OttoKerner said, don’t forget the Season folders below the Show folders. ```auto /TV Shows /Fox /Season 01 Fox - 1x01 - King Billy.mp4 Fox - 1x02 - Arched fingers for Bach, Flat Fingers fFor Love.mp4 ``` ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/7 "2020-12-16T11:53:53Z")
> [@Dan\_Bev](#): > > ```auto > /TV Shows > /Fox > /Season 01 > Fox - 1x01 - King Billy.mp4 > Fox - 1x02 - Arched fingers for Bach, Flat Fingers fFor Love.mp4 > > ``` Actually, that should be ```auto /TV Shows /Fox /Season 01 Fox - s01e01 - King Billy.mp4 Fox - s01e02 - Arched fingers for Bach, Flat Fingers For Love.mp4 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/8 "2020-12-16T12:00:25Z")
Yes, it should be but I figured one step at a time. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/9 "2020-12-16T19:51:48Z")
![it aint](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/d/1daa9978a417885e4d8f90a072bc002a30da0c5f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/10 "2020-12-16T19:54:36Z")
For some reason, Season 1 folder is only recognising 1 episode instead of 8. Earlier in the day it had picked up the correct total, but no images. I have just re-scanned all library files and it has “lost” 7 episodes, but found all the pictures. #Does anybody have any idea what may be happening? ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/11 "2020-12-16T20:01:56Z")
![it aint arf](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/d/cd27b763a6b9f10248b14d4e027cf2e8affa29f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/12 "2020-12-16T20:02:39Z")
The black arrows and yellow arrows should both add up to the same (56) ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/13 "2020-12-16T20:21:44Z")
The numbers below the black arrows are the number of unwatched episodes. Did you watch the first 7 episodes? If not, go into the season and mark them unwatched. ---
**Author:** ![ryvier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@ryvier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ryvier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/14 "2020-12-16T20:25:17Z")
OMG!! I understand now!! Thank you, I have learned something else!!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/consolidating-existing-tv-file-safely/665964/15 "2021-03-16T20:25:37Z")
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