Hello Plex world,
I would like to nest my Movie library in the left panel of the main screen so that I can expand/collapse the movie library icon to see many more movie libraries. So in the end I would like two main libraries, movies and TV shows, that I could expand/collapse to reveal sub-libraries of movies and TV shows.
All I know how to do is to add a library for each movie category, adventure, comedy, etc. and the left panel will grow when I add TV shows.
Thanks in advance,
Chip
Not sure what you have and what you want.
TV shows and movies must be in seperate folders
Check the many posts and intructions on setting up your plex library!
Thatās not possible. You canāt create nested libraries.
@āBartlomiej Baraniecā said:
Thatās not possible. You canāt create nested libraries.
Is /movies/collections/james bond/Goldfinger/Goldfinger.mp4 ānestedā
@spikemixture said:
@āBartlomiej Baraniecā said:
Thatās not possible. You canāt create nested libraries.Is /movies/collections/james bond/Goldfinger/Goldfinger (1964).mp4 ānestedā
In the file system, yes. (BTW - I fixed that file name for you - it was sucking pretty badly)
In Plex itās just a movie in a movie library - unlessā¦ You take a walk on the wild side:
Do you need this many Libraries? Probably not, but they work for me - until they donāt - then I can do something else.
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I number my librariers so sorting alphabetically has the ones I use/want at the top.
- Tv Shows
- Other TV
- Movies
- Music videos
- Music
- Home videos
- Photos
- 4k media
I use naming that puts things in the order that makes sense to me - Years in order - Music together - TV Shows together - Various Movie Genres alphabetically.
Of course everyone should use what makes sense to them - but waiting for Plex or wanting something Plex doesnāt do makes no sense at all. If you want to split up your material - figure something out, make some libraries and git-er-done.
Note: The āSort Titleā Field is also something I use to great advantage - all my Bonds, by year, one-after-the-other - regardless of their actual namesā¦ just as it should be:
@spikemixture said:
@āBartlomiej Baraniecā said:
Thatās not possible. You canāt create nested libraries.Is /movies/collections/james bond/Goldfinger/Goldfinger.mp4 ānestedā
Your point here? Itās not nested libraries is it?
@chipper338 said:
Hello Plex world,
I would like to nest my Movie library in the left panel of the main screen so that I can expand/collapse the movie library icon to see many more movie libraries. So in the end I would like two main libraries, movies and TV shows, that I could expand/collapse to reveal sub-libraries of movies and TV shows.
All I know how to do is to add a library for each movie category, adventure, comedy, etc. and the left panel will grow when I add TV shows.
Thanks in advance,
Chip
Plex doesnāt work that way. The model is, you have one library for your movies, and you use the filtering system to find genres like adventure, comedy, etc., within that library. You can make separate libraries if you want to, but Plex doesnāt do nested libraries.
Iāve asked this before and the answer I get back is to make use of the genre tag to group them virtually. They you search for them that way. It really isnāt what I want either. I agree they need a way to create multiple breakout libraries that can be grouped as one.
- Documentaries:
- -> Music
- -> Art
- -> Technology
- -> History
Etc. This alows for smaller (and easier to update) libraries that can be grouped together for ease of browsing. This would be VERY handy for a massive music library where you might only want a given linrary to hold a few thousand songs vs. the 450,000 songs I have. Libraries by name, then group them under MUSIC so you donāt end up with 26 libraries. Having one BIG music library means it takes days to update whenyou add music.
Thanks everyone! Yes, I wanted to ānestā libraries like you nest folders in windows explorer. I have many movies and TV shows and I didnāt want so many libraries at the highest level. However, it looks like I will do just that! Thanks for all the extra tips too!
You guys are the greatest.
@āBartlomiej Baraniecā said:
@spikemixture said:
@āBartlomiej Baraniecā said:
Thatās not possible. You canāt create nested libraries.Is /movies/collections/james bond/Goldfinger/Goldfinger.mp4 ānestedā
_> Your point here? Itās not nested libraries is it?
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Sorry I donāt get your comment/questions !
I asked "IS ** /movies/collections/james bond/Goldfinger/Goldfinger.mp4 ** ānestedā "
Just trying to clarify the definition of ānesting or nestedā ??
