# Need help organizing files **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [November 25, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403 "2020-11-25T11:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/1 "2020-11-25T11:31:06Z")
Under plex web general I found this : Version 4.47.1 not sure what it refers to Hi! I would like to organize my movies and clips so that when I view my server on my windows PC or on my FIre box they are not in a total jumble. 1. I notice that they display differently on the **fire box** and the windows PC - the PC is less of a jumble. I would like to fix this for both platforms. 2. Most of the files are organized correctly by plex but there are a few that are incorrect and I see no way to correct it. Meaning: a movie is filed as a music video. How do I file it as a movie? 3, I found this [page](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/) and I would like to organize them like this but it seems to be a back end thing and there are no instructions on how to access that. How do I access this? Thank you for your assistance! ---
**Author:** ![DH283798PLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DH283798PLX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DH283798PLX)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/2 "2020-11-25T11:51:41Z")
First of all how are your files currently organized? Are you following the correct Plex format? Drive/Movies/Movie Title (Movie Year)/Movie Title (Movie Year).mkv Drive/TV Shows/TV Show Title (TV Show Year)/Season 1/TV Show Title S01E01.mkv Drive/TV Shows/TV Show Title (TV Show Year)/Season 2/TV Show Title S01E02.mkv etc… ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/3 "2020-11-25T12:29:40Z")
As I stated, I uploaded them. I have no idea how to organize them that way without instructions on how to access this back end coded data. I am using the gui. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/4 "2020-11-25T12:35:10Z")
What you are referring to as ‘back end’ is just basic file organization. Do you know how to create folders and how to move and rename files in Windows? ---
**Author:** ![DH283798PLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DH283798PLX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DH283798PLX)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/5 "2020-11-25T12:41:45Z")
If you’re using a Windows server how do you not know how to create folders/rename files? ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/6 "2020-11-25T12:43:25Z")
Drive/Movies/Movie Title (Movie Year)/Movie Title (Movie Year).mkv All I did was upload my movies - which currently exist in folders on windows. So yes I understand that. I do have them organized in a special Plex folder, not named movies Are you saying that I have to have the folder specifically named /Movies ? Also why does the movie need to be listed twice? lastly parentheses are not recognized in windows naming convention so please explain… What is .mkv? so currently its drive/Plex/movies/Red.wmv drive/Plex/tv shows/diary.wmv drive/Plex/music/nin.wmv FYI if you look at the link I included, that looks like basic linux type coding. I see from your comments that it was not intended to read that way and was simply an attempt to indicate windows file structure. ---
**Author:** ![DH283798PLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DH283798PLX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DH283798PLX)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/7 "2020-11-25T12:49:52Z")
So you have a Windows Server? or Linux Server? What is hard to understand to follow the naming convention? Do you not understand file names/file structures? Drive/Plex/Movies/Red (Year)/Red (Year).wmv Drive/Plex/TV Shows/Diary(Year)/Diary(Year).wmv Drive/Plex/Music/Artist/Album/Track 01.mp3 ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/8 "2020-11-25T12:51:59Z")
> [@hrhqueenv](#): > > drive/Plex/movies/Red.wmv > drive/Plex/tv shows/diary.wmv > drive/Plex/music/nin.wmv Should be; drive/Plex/movies/Red (2020)/Red (2020).wmv drive/Plex/tv shows/Diary/diary S01E01.wmv drive/Plex/music/Artist/Album/01 - nin.wmv .mkv is just a video file type extension. Yes ( ) are allowed in Windows file and folder naming. ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/9 "2020-11-25T12:53:56Z")
Thank you Dan. So each item needs to be in a separate folder of it’s own in windows? That is what I don’t understand. In other words I will have to create a folder for each file? ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/10 "2020-11-25T12:57:56Z")
Only for Movies. TV Shows have a folder for each season or series. Should have been; drive/Plex/tv shows/Diary/Season 01/diary S01E01.wmv Music has a folder for each album. Did you set up Libraries in Plex? Movie library pointing to drive/Plex/movies TV Shows library pointing to drive/Plex/tv shows Muasic library pointing to drive/Plex/music ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/11 "2020-11-25T13:01:34Z")
Plex is not intuitive. I get the folders for Tv shows and albums. It seems illogical and redundant for each individual movie. It is what it is, however. Thank you for the explanation. I am not sure how to set up separate libraries in Plex, it seems that plex read all the folders and added the files, which is why it’s jumbled. .I would love to clear that up by pointing the library to the appropriate folder! ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/12 "2020-11-25T13:10:51Z")
You may not feel that Plex is intuitive but there are support articles for every situation imaginable. How did you set up the library you have? Did you select drive/Plex as the base folder? Do the same thing but go one folder farther. One for each, Movies, TV Shows and Music. There is a reason for this. Plex treats each media type differently. Getting info for each from different sources. > **[Creating Libraries | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288926-creating-libraries/)** > > Overview To create a library, launch the Plex Web App then: Click to open the settings menu Ensure that the... Movies have their own folders because in a lot of cases there are more than one file per movie. There is the video, subtitles, cover art and other graphics. Your PC filing system is the same as a filing cabinet. You wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) throw the info for every movie you own into one file folder then expect to find the info for one movie easily. These are the articles on setting up your media. > **[Category : Your Media | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)** ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/13 "2020-11-25T13:20:39Z")
Thank you Dan. This brings up a separate question - I noticed that the subtitles are not included in the files. I see that mkv does include them. I use VLC which may not be the best tool for this process as it has issues with mkv files. Can you recommend another program for converting my DVDs? ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/14 "2020-11-25T13:24:41Z")
> **[Converting ISO, Video\_TS, and Other Disk Image Formats | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201358273-converting-iso-video-ts-and-other-disk-image-formats/)** > > Plex does not support the use of ISO, IMG, Video\_TS, BDMV, or other “disk image” formats. If you wish to... ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/15 "2020-11-25T13:31:25Z")
Thank you! Now I redo everything lol ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Bev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dan_bev/32/226338_2.png) [@Dan\_Bev](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dan_Bev)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/16 "2020-11-25T13:45:43Z")
Over the years I’ve started from scratch several times. Once you have your media organized correctly it’s much easier to work with though. ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/17 "2020-11-25T13:46:46Z")
yes! By the time I’m done I’ll be a Plex Ninja too lol ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/18 "2020-11-25T14:00:13Z")
There are tools which can save you a lot of the grunt work, particularly with tv shows. The most popular is [Filebot](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-naming-schemes-for-filebot/121538/1 "Filebot"), but it’s not free. ---
**Author:** ![hrhqueenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@hrhqueenv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hrhqueenv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/19 "2020-11-25T14:17:16Z")
Thank you Otto! Ok last question - what do the numbers in the upper left hand corner mean? > **[Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/0c80059ce757cd7200fb04cd3c9034de)** ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403/20 "2020-11-25T14:19:54Z")
That is the ‘Duplicate’ indicator. Plex has recognized more than one file as being the same movie. Whether that is correct, only you can judge. Call up the [Plex media info](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201998867-Investigate-Media-Information-and-Formats "Plex media info") of this item, then look at the path and file names at the top. Sticking to the recommended naming schema helps to avoid mismatches like this. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-organizing-files/657403.md?page=2)