HI, how do I create a music playlist form a folder, please tell me I dont have to add each track individually or i’ll lose my ■■■■

[image] [HowTo] Selecting multiple items for edit, playlist, etc. Tips, Tricks & How-Tos Note: These instructions apply when browsing your libraries in Plex Web. They also work within collections. They do not apply to search results. To discuss or vote for feature request…

there are no controls /options at all for adding a folder to a playlist, nothing if you hover over the folder in folder view and nothing in the 3 dots.

You can’t just select the folder, you have to select everything in the folder. The How-To shows how to do that.

I cant see anything there at all for adding all songs in a folder to a playlist, if its there I cant see it, can you copy and paste the instructions to this post, these instructions are referring to library entires only as far as I can see and folders dont appear in the library, only artist and albu…

further to this, if you select one item, a deselect all items option comes up top right, this is where select all items should be, its missing or was never there… [image] plex.JPG JPG Image

Oh, you actually mean “folder,” as in the Folder view (so many people say ‘folder’ when they mean ‘library,’ so my mistake). When in Folder view, when you hover over a track, the ‘select’ tool appears to the left: [image] There has never been a ‘Select All’ button. As the How-To explains, once y…

ok ta but having a deselect all seems a little pointless without a select all, select all seems like basic functionality, no brainer.

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