# Directories Not Showing Within Plex

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [November 6, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directories-not-showing-within-plex/858811 "2023-11-06T14:02:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![BazzaPlex06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BazzaPlex06](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BazzaPlex06)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directories-not-showing-within-plex/858811/1 "2023-11-06T14:02:50Z")

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I want to add my collection of Laurel & Hardy films to my Plex on NAS and I want to create a directory for each film as there are different versions of the same film and I want to keep them in the same directory.

However, when I create a directory for each title, Plex does not separate or show the individual sub-directories but, instead, puts all the films into the main folder.

This means I have a folder called Laurel & Hardy in which all the films are stored, despite adding separate directories for them.

I followed the instructions for creating directories and sub-directories, but when I put content in a file structure such as /Media /Movies, when I search for the added content, it only shows me system files and not the films.

I’m lost as to how to reoslve this.

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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:** [November 6, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directories-not-showing-within-plex/858811/2 "2023-11-06T14:11:36Z")

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Plex is not a “file browser”.  
It is creating a database from your media files, which then can be queried and browsed in a variety of ways.

The folder organization on your hard drive and the file names only serve the purpose of successfully identify the title and “match” the video. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)

If you are looking for a way to create a subgenre within Plex, take a look at Collections. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/)  
You cannot create collections by storing a bunch of movies inside a common folder.

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**Author:** ![BazzaPlex06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BazzaPlex06](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BazzaPlex06)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directories-not-showing-within-plex/858811/3 "2023-11-06T16:00:18Z")

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Thanks for your reply.

I can see that I have been looking at this incorrectly and treating it as a file browser. I’ll check out the links.

Thanks.

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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:** [February 4, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directories-not-showing-within-plex/858811/4 "2024-02-04T16:00:40Z")

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