# New to Plex, having some teething problems

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-synology, library-management\
**Created:** [May 14, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793 "2022-05-14T20:13:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![hunterjwizzard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@hunterjwizzard](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hunterjwizzard)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793/1 "2022-05-14T20:13:18Z")

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Hi folks,

I have recently configured a Plex server on my Synology NAS so that I can more easily access my extensive media library. However, I am having some problems figuring out how to organize said library on the back-end such that Plex can actually see everything.

So far in a lot of directories I’ve added, its not seeing my carefully curated subfolders.

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**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:** [May 14, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793/2 "2022-05-14T20:21:26Z")

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Plex is not a file browser.  
Subfolders, as far as Plex is concerned, exist only to indicate to Plex different media. It is not designed to mirror an arbitrary folder organization in its user interface.

> **[Category : Your Media | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)**

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**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793/3 "2022-05-14T22:24:22Z")

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You might want to check out Collections, you can create smart collections that may assist.

> **[Collections | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/)**
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> Collections let you gather related movies, TV shows, and artists or albums for music together. For example, you might add...

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793/4 "2022-05-15T01:24:06Z")

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If you want to save yourself a lot of time I would recommend using [Download - tinyMediaManager](https://www.tinymediamanager.org/download/release-v3/) and use the formats below as the new name format.  
for movies:  
`${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}`  
for TV shows  
`${showTitle} - S${seasonNr2}E${episodeNr2} - ${title}`

The recommended library structure is `<path to media directory>\Movies\${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}}\${title} (${year}) {imdb-${imdb}.<ext>`

or for TV shows: `<path to media directory>\TV\${showTitle} (${showYear}) {tvdb-${tvShow.ids.tvdb}}\Season ${seasonNr}\${showTitle} - S${seasonNr2}E${episodeNr2} - ${title}.<ext>`

Then point plex to `<path to media directory>\TV` for TV shows, and `<path to media directory>\Movies` for movies.

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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:** [August 13, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-to-plex-having-some-teething-problems/792793/5 "2022-08-13T01:24:09Z")

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