# Directory Structure Setup for multiple folders

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 3, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387 "2021-07-03T17:25:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcuticchia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@jcuticchia](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jcuticchia)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387/1 "2021-07-03T17:25:52Z")

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I need to add another folder to my movies library. When I setup that folder do I use the same directory structure I have in the first folder?

For example if I have drive F:

/Media  
/Movies  
movie content  
/Music  
music content  
/TV Shows  
television content

do I set up drive G: with the same structure (e.g.)

Media  
/Movies  
movie content  
/Music  
music content  
/TV Shows  
television content

Thanks in advance!

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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:** [July 3, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387/2 "2021-07-03T17:31:56Z")

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Basically, yes.  
However Plex doesn’t depend on folders linked to a movie-type libraries to be named “Movies”.

TLDR: the structure you have posted will work, however you don’t need to name the movies folder “Movies” 😉

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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:** [July 3, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387/3 "2021-07-03T18:07:19Z")

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Insider tip:  
use different folder names for the same media type on every drive.  
e.g.

```auto
F:
   /MediaF
      /MoviesF

```

but

```auto
G:
   /MediaG
      /MoviesG

```

Doing so will come in handy if

- you ever are going to add or exchange storage drives of your server
- the drive letters in your server have were “swapped” by accident
- there was a server crash and you want to reconstruct your server from a (hopefully existent) [backup](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/)

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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:** [October 1, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/directory-structure-setup-for-multiple-folders/726387/4 "2021-10-01T18:07:24Z")

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