# How To Create Sub-Directories?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932 "2023-01-15T13:21:43Z")\
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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:** [January 15, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932/1 "2023-01-15T13:21:44Z")

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I am a new user of Plex but have so far managed to create one library, of which I have added 5 series of a show.

However, it is looking a bit messy and want I want to do is have the library broken down into individual directories of the series, e.g. Series 1, Series 2, etc.

So, I went into the directory on my NAS that holds the content and I created a folder, Series 1, and copied the episodes for that series into the directory.

I then scanned the library, but this did not show the directory, just all the episodes as it did previously.

Where am I going wrong, and I apologize if the terminology I am using, such as directories, is incorrect.

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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:** [January 15, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932/2 "2023-01-15T14:05:04Z")

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Plex already has support for series. It can also present them in your desired format.  
What you have to do is to use a dedicated library type for these.

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/plex-media-server/libraries/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/plex-media-server/libraries/)

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/)

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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:** [January 15, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932/3 "2023-01-15T14:47:22Z")

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@OttoKerner Thank you, I’ll take a look at the links you provided.

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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:** [April 15, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-create-sub-directories/826932/4 "2023-04-15T14:48:10Z")

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