Why Are Some of My Plex Libraries in a Random Order Now?

[produce]

Server Version#: 4.49.2
Player Version#:web

Horror (Family) is at the very top above 3D and (Classic) which is usually at the very top is in the middle…and several other Libraries are out of alphabetical order why is this?

[beckfield]

See this thread:

Libraries in odd order after database move, cannot reorder them

Server Version#: 1.21.1.3766 Player Version#: 4.43.4 Moving from Win1 to Win2. Both servers had the same version of PMS. Shutdown PMS on Win1, copied database to a USB drive, installed PMS on Win2, set registry LocalAppDataPath, attached USB to Win2, started PMS. Everything is working, but my libraries are in a nonsensical order. I can’t find any way to reorder them manually under Settings -> Libraries. The only solution I’ve found at the moment, and it isn’t a good one due to my lengthy libra…

[GernBlanston7691]

I’m having the same problem on Mac. I “fought” Plex to order my libraries in a very particular way (by adding dummy characters to the beginning of library names to force them to sort a particular way; a workaround that sucks because there is SO LITTLE space for library names as it is; all of my library names are truncated and unreadable as is). Now, the order of all my libraries is jumbled in a mess. I cannot make out how it is sorting. Yes, I know I can reorder PINNED libraries, but I don’t even want to use Pinned library view. I want ALL my libraries sorted the way I want them sorted. I’m hoping Plex will fix this ASAP. And, maybe give us more space for library names and allowing us to sort libraries (outside of Pinning) the way we want/specify (a “Sort by…” feature for library names like what we have for movie/TV titles).

[vvw1970]

You’re not the only one! I have a topic going as well. It looks like this issue is pretty widespread.

My library list has lost its alphabetical order

omg this affects PMP as well just loaded up my version of that and the libraries list is a complete mess… and yeah I know it’s old but I like it I had all my libraries in a nice order and now I have no way of getting them back in order… this sucks

Also another similar topic:

Libraries in odd order after database move, cannot reorder them

You are talking about the order when you go into the MORE view mode of the side bar, right? This was changed to Type of Library > Title of library You can and should “pin” your libraries to your side bar, in the order you’re preferring.

[kjif2308_gmail_com]

Yes mine too!, i hate it - should be possible just to drag them arround in whatever order you want them.

[produce]

I have too many Libraries to bother with pinning, I wrote a piece years ago about how Pinning was lame and should be able to be disabled in Settings, Just 1 more thing to act buggy idk why Pinning was added in the first place there’s no need to pin anything and I have over 80 libraries.

[beckfield]

@GernBlanston7691 @vvw1970 @kjif2308_gmail_com

Did you see the response from @OttoKerner in the thread I linked above?

Libraries in odd order after database move, cannot reorder them

I just got word that it will be sorted by Type of Library > Title of library in an upcoming server version. So this would explain the difference between my and your experience, as I am on a server alpha version which already has the necessary change.

[vvw1970]

Yes I did. Pasted it into my own topic earlier as well.

[produce]

So when is the update coming? My libraries are still messed up.

[beckfield]

I’m not an employee. I don’t know any more than you do.