# Plex not adding library from NAS (Windows) - what am I missing?

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**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 3, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-adding-library-from-nas-windows-what-am-i-missing/924878 "2025-07-03T21:03:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![djdev78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@djdev78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/djdev78)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-adding-library-from-nas-windows-what-am-i-missing/924878/1 "2025-07-03T21:03:45Z")

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Hello - newbie question.  
I just installed Plex Media Server (v1.41.8) on a Windows 10 PC.  
The Windows PC is on a wired Windows network.  
There is a Synology NAS on the same network with a shared folder of DVDs that have been ripped to disk. The Windows user used to install PMS has access to the folders on the NAS.  
In PMS, when I try to add a library named Movies and type in the path to the folder ,e.g. \\10.0.0.215\video\movies, PMC acts like it’s scanning…something, then comes back with  
“Movies” is empty.

Can someone please explain what I am doing wrong?

Cheers.

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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:** [July 3, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-adding-library-from-nas-windows-what-am-i-missing/924878/2 "2025-07-03T21:38:36Z")

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> [@djdev78](#):
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> ripped to disk.

What does this mean?  
If these are ISO images of the DVDs/BRs, or VIDEO\_TS or BDMV folders, then Plex won’t read them.  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/201426506-why-are-iso-video-ts-and-other-disk-image-formats-not-supported/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201426506-why-are-iso-video-ts-and-other-disk-image-formats-not-supported/)

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/)

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**Author:** ![djdev78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@djdev78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/djdev78)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-adding-library-from-nas-windows-what-am-i-missing/924878/3 "2025-07-03T21:49:46Z")

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The DVDs are ripped to a separate folder (per DVD): 12 Angry Men\VIDEO\_TS\VTS\_01\_0.BUP, VTS\_01\_0.IFO, VTS\_01\_1.VOB, etc.

Ok, RTFM…

Thanks for the links.

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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:** [October 1, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-adding-library-from-nas-windows-what-am-i-missing/924878/4 "2025-10-01T21:50:40Z")

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