# Re-ordering folder order within Library Setting

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/re-ordering-folder-order-within-library-setting/878123>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/re-ordering-folder-order-within-library-setting/878123 "2024-05-20T20:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayMoona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@JayMoona](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JayMoona)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/re-ordering-folder-order-within-library-setting/878123/1 "2024-05-20T20:23:13Z")

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Is it possible to re-order the folders that contain media for a particular library. In my example, I’ve got a rather large music library that is comprised of 30 unique folders that contain the actual media files. I’ve got my music arranged by /Music/A, Music/B, etc. and then 4 other folders. What I’d like to be able to do is to have it rescan the 4 ‘other’ folders first, and then go through the other 26 folders in alpha order. I’ve tried rearranging the order within the library properties, but no matter what I do, it always goes back to (the same) seemingly random order…in my case, Music/X, Music,/Y, Music/A-W, Music/Z, and then the 4 other folders. Is there any way to control this order?

Thanks

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**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:** [May 20, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/re-ordering-folder-order-within-library-setting/878123/2 "2024-05-20T20:45:22Z")

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You can’t. I’m not even sure if the order of folders is actually considered when scanning those.

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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 18, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/re-ordering-folder-order-within-library-setting/878123/3 "2024-08-18T20:45:55Z")

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