# Is there a way....

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [January 11, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138 "2018-01-11T05:56:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Buck\_247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Buck\_247](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Buck_247)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/1 "2018-01-11T05:56:29Z")

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how can I explain this. I have a series in a library with all of my other movies. I want to be able to keep them seperate from the movies. Organized more less. It’ll show that series with the thumbnails only rather then throwing all the series thumbnails in with all the movies.

Would I just create another library and name it the name of the series?

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**Author:** ![jjrjr1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jjrjr1/32/10993_2.png) [@jjrjr1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jjrjr1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/2 "2018-01-11T06:11:55Z")

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The library type is what will make movie and TV show libraries display and behave differently.

Put your TV series into a library created as TV shows.  
Be sure the files employ the Plex naming conventions for TV series shows.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Buck\_247](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Buck_247)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/3 "2018-01-11T06:35:22Z")

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Okay so, I created a new library called TV Shows, and I put what I wanted into that library. Now how do I remove the duplicate ones in my movies library without it physically deleting my videos?

Or is there a way to copy all the ones from one library to another?

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**Author:** ![jjrjr1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jjrjr1/32/10993_2.png) [@jjrjr1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jjrjr1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/4 "2018-01-11T06:37:14Z")

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Remove them from the movie library folder they are in and put them in the TV show library type folder.  
Be sure you structure and name the TV Show library folder per Plex naming conventions.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Buck\_247](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Buck_247)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/5 "2018-01-11T06:41:06Z")

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I don’t see remove, only option is if I go into server setting and click on delete library, all that will do is delete all the movie files from my HDD.

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**Author:** ![jjrjr1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jjrjr1/32/10993_2.png) [@jjrjr1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jjrjr1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/6 "2018-01-11T07:30:30Z")

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Nooo…  
Remove them or add them to the folders on the HDD that the library points to when you add folders to the library.  
IE:  
Go to the movie folder where the TV shows are now that the Movie library is pointed too. Remove them from that folder.  
Go to the folder the TV show library is pointed to and put them in there.

I do not know any more clear way to express what I am trying to explain to you…

NOT via Plex but from your OS level…  
Don’t delete your library, If you do Plex will need to rescan all again, however the movie files will not be deleted by deleting the library…

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**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/7 "2018-01-11T12:28:27Z")

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Plex doesnt touch your files, modify them or move them in any way.

As was said before, navigate to your files on your OS, move those files to a new folder and use that folder in Plex for a TV Shows library.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Buck\_247](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Buck_247)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/8 "2018-01-12T04:56:04Z")

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Okay thanks guys got it, 🙂

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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:** [January 8, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-a-way/221138/9 "2020-01-08T00:26:18Z")

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