# Library scanning - process recently modified folders first

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-scanning-process-recently-modified-folders-first/70521>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-scanning-process-recently-modified-folders-first/70521 "2014-07-10T17:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbrown956](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@mbrown956](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mbrown956)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-scanning-process-recently-modified-folders-first/70521/1 "2014-07-10T17:36:14Z")

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Would it be possible for Plex to scan for content in date order rather than alphabetically? &nbsp;This would mean new items are added immediately and would be much quicker when scanning large libraries on network shares.

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There could even be a scan option to only look inside directories with a modified timestamp newer than a certain number of days?

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It takes me about 10 minutes to scan 1500 dirs on a network share currently.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-scanning-process-recently-modified-folders-first/70521/2 "2021-01-12T23:52:15Z")

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early 2021 clean-up: implemented (option for partial scans)

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-scanning-process-recently-modified-folders-first/70521/3 "2021-06-10T01:00:57Z")

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