How to hide videos from Plex Library?

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Yes, but I did it directly in the folder that is shared as movies9 (etc.)

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not sure why i did not see that screenshot before. what happened to the period in the beginning of file name

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Sorry. That’s an old one! LOL. Let me grab a current one.

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Exactly what I was getting ready to mention. No period in front of the plexignore

2018-07-12_21-34-49
2018-07-12_21-34-49778×110 4.33 KB

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Here you go. Not sure why, but the file name doesn’t show so I am showing the properties too which show .plexignore for the file name.

Plex%20Ignore
Plex%20Ignore941×532 90.9 KB

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In the Properties screenshot can you click the Unblock button and Apply.

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Wow! I didn’t even see that! THANK YOU. I will and scan again.

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So I went to fix it an it no longer said this in Properties???

I re-scanned again. The Backdrops are still there. I may just delete them.

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I saw someone else mention it in another post but to get rid of the extension, he said to put a dot at the end (.plexignore.) and Windows will automatically remove the dot. Quick method.

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From a user on the Emby Forum I got a recommendation to do this with .plexignore:

Hi for plex not to show that, create a file called " .plexignore " in the folders you have.

In that file, copy paste this

backdrop/*
theme.mp4
theme.mp3
theme.mkv
theme.avi

Re-scan everything.

That should do the it

What do you think?

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That should work too. but i feel like Plex cannot even see your plexignore file for some reason.

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