Move/rename folders/subfolders and files in the Plex.How can I write new paths to folders/subfolder

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Hi !

If I need to rename the folders/sub-folders/files or move from one folder to another folder/s how to be? -every time have to add to the library or rescan an entire folder with subfolders and displaced/renamed folders/files?
Or is there some easier way? or need to for each file

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Same question

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Follow the steps in https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201154537-Move-Media-Content-to-a-New-Location, under the section “Moving Content to a New Location”.

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Hi. I have a similar problem, however the behaviour in plex varies.

If I follow the guide mentioned above, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

I have needed to increase my storage, however I have content in 2 locations, both internally to the computer, and externally on a NAS.

I have successfully moved my internal content, by simply copying the content to my new Internal drive, using exactly the same folder structure, then swapping my drive letters.

However the problem I am now having is moving my content from my NAS, to my internal storage, and the same problem occurs whether it be a movie or a TV series.

My library references both locations, and I have disabled “Empty trash automatically after every scan”

I then do the following…

  1. Copy a folder with its content to internal drive, into a separate location OUTSIDE of the Plex library references.
  2. Leaving the original in place on my NAS, move the copied folder into my internal referenced folder. After a moment, Plex runs a partial scan, finds the content, and now I CORRECTLY see 2 copies for each item (the little blue 2 against each episode)
  3. I run a full scan of the library to ensure that all is well.
  4. I go into each episode to ensure each shows 2 copies.
  5. I now MOVE my original folder from my NAS location, to somewhere OUTSIDE of the Plex library reference, and after a moment, Plex runs a partial scan and then the following happens on what seems to be a random basis…

Either…

The content successfully stays in the library, now only showing that there is 1 copy of each item (Success!)

or

The content now shows a Rubbish Bin symbol against it, and of course, if I was to Empty the trash, it would be removed from my library.

Like I said, this behaviour changes almost every time I try this, and occurs whether it be a movie or TV Series.

Any suggestions?

My setup is…

Plex Server Version 1.7.5.4035, hosted on an HP ProLiant Server, running MS Server 2012 R2.

Many thanks…

Andy

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Turn off the option to do a partial scan before adding the new file path.

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