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Today, this article will show you how To Add, Delete and Move Movies on Plex. With Plex, you can watch free versions of more than 20,000 movies and TV shows. But if you want to watch something that isn’t in their huge database, Plex lets you add movies from your device and store them in the Plex Media Server library.
Once all of your movies are in your Plex library, you can watch them on any device that is connected to this streaming media service. With Plex, you can stream your files to any device, no matter where you are. You can also go to the official Plex support site to know more information about this.
And now, with the new Plex Media Server software, you can move your Plex files to a new PC or device. Make sure your media is already set up on another computer before you move it there. You can check the system tray icon to see if Plex is installed and running on the new machine.
How To Add Movies on Plex
To add a movie to Plex, just put the movie in the folder on your computer that you chose for movies when you set up Plex. Then Plex will scan the folder and find the film right away. If Plex doesn’t figure out what the movie is on its own, go to the Library and click Update Library. This will make Plex to rescan.
If you don’t already have a library, you need to add one. It’s easy to add a library to Plex. Assuming you have set up a folder on your computer to store your movies and given them the right names, you just need to do the following:
- Click the + sign on the Plex home page
- Select movies in the Add Library window that appears
- Give the library a name, pick your language and click Next
- Navigate to the movies folder and then click Add Library
How To Delete Movies on Plex
You can delete a movie in the same way that you move, add, or change it. As usual, delete the movie from your computer, and then click Update Library again. The movie will be taken off the list of movies at the library.
How To Move Movies on Plex
Moving and renaming pictures in Plex follow the same rules. As long as you check the Plex Media Server first, you can move, rename, and change the order of your movies and TV shows however you want. If Plex doesn’t notice your changes right away, go to the Library and click Update Library. This will force Plex to rescan. Check out how to rip a Blu-ray for Plex as well.
- Detach power to the Plex Media Server
- Copy or rename your movie, TELEVISION program or other content on your computer system, as you would any other file
- Start Plex Media Server once again
- Go to the library you just changed and click Update Library
FAQs
Plex will immediately check the content library for any changes. You can use the same method to move movie files to different folders or delete movies from your Plex storage. During this whole process, turning off and on the Plex Media Server is the most important step.
You can change the order of the rows in a library by pulling the three lines to the left of each row’s title. So, if you turned on Recently Played Movies and use it more than others, you can move it up the list.
When you’re done setting up, you start the Plex server. Then, open the server page, click the Plex button in the taskbar, right-click on it, and choose “Open Plex.” On the left, click “Add Folders” and choose the place where all your movie files are. You can put a library in more than one place.