# Plex Media Server Loading all TV shows into 1 folder **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [November 15, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711 "2022-11-15T17:39:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/1 "2022-11-15T17:39:15Z")
Good Evening, I’m not sure if you can help but I have all my files stored perfectly on a hard drive and have never had an issue. Yesterday, I refreshed my library to add some new episodes in and it lumped all my media into 1 big metadata folder?? I have deleted, reinstalled and no joy? Anything else I can try? Thanks Ian ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/2 "2022-11-15T17:40:42Z")
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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/3 "2022-11-15T17:43:39Z")
Are you looking at folder view or do you mean it matched everything to one show? Describe how things are perfect. Which folder added to library settings? What server version number are you on? What OS (mac/Win/linux/etc)? ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/4 "2022-11-15T17:45:13Z")
Uploading: Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.42.24.png… Not sure if this screenshot will work but this is how my files are stored ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/5 "2022-11-15T17:46:10Z")
looks like you did not let it finish uploading ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/6 "2022-11-15T17:46:30Z")
Version 1.29.2.6364-6d72b0cf6 for Mac. Plex now just loads all TV shows under 1 folder and won’t pull metadata through? ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/7 "2022-11-15T17:47:37Z")
> [@youngi69](#): > > under 1 folder Does this mean 1 show or one “folder”. Are you looking at folder view? what is that folder called? ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/8 "2022-11-15T17:48:06Z")
But I do not have 262 episodes of 911??? All other links to other files are loaded into this folder? ![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.46.54](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/9/d/2/9d2cf8d72d40ef3062c89b752f558be0d3030d06.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/9 "2022-11-15T17:49:14Z")
![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.48.44](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/c/b/fcb01c78d4c834e637482f9b6c06cc36e174ef5a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/11 "2022-11-15T17:51:03Z")
![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.49.55](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/6/1/9/619b32909a9400a85c788eee92641582016ab501.png) It’s scanning the shows but uploading everything into 1 metadata folder? This has NVER been an issue before in over 15 years?? ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/12 "2022-11-15T17:52:30Z")
> [@youngi69](#): > > Uploading: Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.42.24.png… > Not sure if this screenshot will work but this is how my files are stored can you upload this one again ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/13 "2022-11-15T18:19:51Z")
![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.42.24](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/6/e/a/6ead958c94da81aaa38fa7a36f23263a8848bad7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/14 "2022-11-15T18:25:16Z")
Oh that is an external Drive named TV Shows. I missed that in library settings. There should be a root folder at top level. The Fullscreen menu is covering up that first column so correct me if I am wrong but assuming that is TV Shows. Like mine is `/Volumes/Media/TVShows/` Where Media is the drive. I understand you probably only have shows on there but it just does not like things to be at root of a drive. ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/15 "2022-11-15T18:41:39Z")
I’m confused? This has never been and issue till I scanned for media yesterday? The drive is called TV Shows, the the root folder is also called TV shows and then each show is in a folder in there? For example TV Shows/TV Shows/9-1-1 etc. etc. How come I all of a sudden have to change my filing system? Did something change in the plex build? ![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 18.41.11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/5/7/f578ebb43816d69fdcd97dbfced4282488886d2d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/16 "2022-11-15T18:43:28Z")
![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 18.42.51](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/e/8/a/e8ae0521f13e80c744e8330ed668730ceb06b164.jpeg) Screenshot of my other drive too? ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/17 "2022-11-15T18:51:16Z")
> [@youngi69](#): > > TV Shows/TV Shows/9-1-1 Did you remap your drives recently? If this is where your shows are, the library should point to Volumes/TV Shows/TV Shows/ The first subfolder it sees should be the show level. And your other drive should be Volumes/Various Stuff/More TV Shows/ ---
**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/18 "2022-11-15T18:55:22Z")
What he said ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/19 "2022-11-15T18:59:37Z")
I have done nothing on my drives. I don’t even know what a remap is haha. All I have done is add a couple of episodes into folders that are already on the drive and did a rescan. Now this happens :(. My drives are exactly layed out as you suggested? ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/20 "2022-11-15T19:00:26Z")
![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 17.48.44](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/c/b/fcb01c78d4c834e637482f9b6c06cc36e174ef5a.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2022-11-15 at 18.41.11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/f/5/7/f578ebb43816d69fdcd97dbfced4282488886d2d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![youngi69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@youngi69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/youngi69)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711/21 "2022-11-15T19:18:41Z")
Are we done with the help? Is there nothing more I can do? I’m so frustrated ☹ [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-loading-all-tv-shows-into-1-folder/818711.md?page=2)