# Ghost folders

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/ghost-folders/628059>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ghost-folders/628059 "2020-08-28T18:20:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElimGarak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a183cd/32.png) [@ElimGarak](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ElimGarak)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ghost-folders/628059/1 "2020-08-28T18:20:05Z")

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Server Version#: 1.20.1.3252  
Player Version#:

Hello! Plex keeps showing me folders not existing anymore. In the following example, “Billy Wilder” and “Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis”.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/1/a1f12b1903f033823d6f71ee7a0c691029137c4b.jpeg)  
There were files in there before, but then I’ve seen them all and deleted the files and the folders.

As you can see, “Billy Wilder” is empty. But it’s the same for the other folder.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/6/c/6cb6d7cb4f9c84c0f94fca3d19921049c38baa24.jpeg)

This is my physical folder. As you can see, those 2 folders aren’t here. Please note the name of the parent folder, also: “00000 FILM DA VEDERE”.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/1/11c3cf4ef2d072b27357c00596853dad7f1c9af1.png)

The only folder added to the library is the parent "00000 FILM DA VEDERE.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/d/b/dbc59354d0086020f6da460083b52de2634d876c.png)

How can I delete those folders from the library? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ghost-folders/628059/2 "2020-08-28T19:08:45Z")

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Have you scanned for updates, empty trash, and optimize database?

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ghost-folders/628059/3 "2020-11-26T19:08:45Z")

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