# Deleting library WITHOUT deleting files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** library-management\
**Created:** [December 2, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503 "2023-12-02T14:39:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ramjinas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@ramjinas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ramjinas)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503/1 "2023-12-02T14:39:57Z")

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Hello

as the name implies i created a library but i want to delete because i mixed some files and now i have doubles of files et libraries

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**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 2, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503/2 "2023-12-02T14:45:12Z")

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Removing a library in Plex does never delete the media files.  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/200289286-deleting-libraries/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200289286-deleting-libraries/)

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**Author:** ![ramjinas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@ramjinas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ramjinas)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503/3 "2023-12-02T14:52:34Z")

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thank you i didn’t read it right the first time

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-library-without-deleting-files/861503/4 "2024-03-01T14:53:03Z")

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