# Movie files moving **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [January 1, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860 "2018-01-01T21:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mastoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mastoul](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mastoul)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/1 "2018-01-01T21:18:57Z")
Hello. I would like to upgrade my HDDs with bigger ones. I want to replace 2 separate HDDs with only one. For example content from Disk D : and E: will be copied to Disk F: and then Disk F: will be mapped again as Disk D : . How can I maintain my library metadata without having to scan again from scratch? I have read the FAQ about HDD letter changing but it refers only if I want to replace my drive letters and the disks are at the same capacity. Now that my half content is moving to another disk how it can be done? ---
**Author:** ![moody\_blue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/moody_blue/32/7835_2.png) [@moody\_blue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moody_blue)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/2 "2018-01-01T22:13:47Z")
Plex will automatically recognize that your media is in a new location. It will not recreate metadata and viewing status will be maintained. Just follow this process [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201154537-Move-Media-Content-to-a-New-Location](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201154537-Move-Media-Content-to-a-New-Location) If you replace the HDD where Plex stores its metadata pls follow this process [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201370363-Move-an-Install-to-Another-System](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201370363-Move-an-Install-to-Another-System) ---
**Author:** ![mastoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mastoul](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mastoul)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/3 "2018-01-01T22:57:27Z")
Ok thanks for the link. My main issue is that after all this procedure I want to change the letter of my new drive again. Can I do without having to do the same procedure again? ---
**Author:** ![moody\_blue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/moody_blue/32/7835_2.png) [@moody\_blue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moody_blue)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/4 "2018-01-01T22:58:52Z")
Whenever you change the drive letter you have to update the folder locations in each affected library. ---
**Author:** ![mastoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mastoul](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mastoul)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/5 "2018-01-02T10:33:06Z")
Changing the drive letter and updating the folder location it would start a new scan right? ---
**Author:** ![moody\_blue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/moody_blue/32/7835_2.png) [@moody\_blue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moody_blue)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/6 "2018-01-02T10:59:01Z")
Yes, but it will be a fast scan. ---
**Author:** ![mastoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mastoul](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mastoul)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/7 "2018-01-02T14:08:01Z")
okey thanks ---
**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, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/movie-files-moving/219860/8 "2020-01-08T00:22:58Z")