# Plex not seeing folders on external drive **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [June 15, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-seeing-folders-on-external-drive/722630 "2021-06-15T01:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lucasborges13222\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@lucasborges13222\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lucasborges13222_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-seeing-folders-on-external-drive/722630/1 "2021-06-15T01:06:44Z")
Im a complete Newbie when it comes to Linux, I’ve used Plex on a Mac but I’ve never encountered this issue before. Plex is able to see the drive but not the folders within it, I tried chmod command to see the permissions on the drive and this is what I have : drwxr-xr-x 3 pi pi 32768 Jan 1 1970 **PLEX** and I’ve tried adding Plex to my group but even after that it still would not work. Any help is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-seeing-folders-on-external-drive/722630/2 "2021-06-15T03:00:42Z")
Give a read here. > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247): > > Tips & Tricks of the Linux trade. Below, you’ll find a collection of tips, tricks, and how-to’s to help make setting up, administrating, and using Plex Media Server on Linux a little easier. [Reporting problems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/20)[Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Customizing your Plex configuration on systemd based systems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/3)[Using other EXT4, NTFS, or other drives (internal or USB)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4)[Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/5)[Moving…](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/6) 4th one down will probably be of most help. It shows how to mount the drives. Where you mount them is your choice as long as there are no conflicts ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-seeing-folders-on-external-drive/722630/3 "2021-09-13T03:00:49Z")
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