Libraries or Collections? Am I making things harder for myself?
I've been using Plex (with PlexPass) for six or seven years, but my content collection is growing to the point where I feel like I'm in danger of making the system harder to use than it needs to be.
I was hoping to either get some "best practices" implemented, or some suggestions from others with large libraries, or maybe confirmation that this IS the best way to go...
I have the general "TV Shows" and "Movies" libraries. But then for areas where I have a LOT of content I've separated those into their own libraries. So right now, my library list feels extensive.
I have
Movies (Type: Movies)
Bad Movies (Type: Movies, reason: sequels I feel I want to keep but probably will only ever watch once)
Stand-Up Comedy (Type: Movies)
TV Shows (Type: TV Shows)
Audiobooks (Type: Music)
Commercials (Type: Other Videos, keeping classic commercials I remember.)
Music Videos (Type: Other Videos)
Then for my Marvel content I have
Marvel Movies (Type: Movies)
Marvel Documentaries (Type: Movies)
Marvel Animated TV (Type: TV Shows)
Marvel Docuseries (Type: TV Shows)
Marvel Serials: (Type: TV Shows...this is basically for one item, the old Captain America serial)
Marvel TV (Type: TV Shows)
Marvel Music (Type: Music)
Marvel Fan Films (Type: Other Videos)
And then for Star Wars content I have:
Star Wars Movies (Type: Movies)
Star Wars Documentaries (Type: Movies)
Star Wars TV Shows (Type: TV Shows)
Finally for Star TREK content I have:
Star Trek Movies (Type: Movies)
Star Trek TV Shows (Type: TV Shows)
Star Trek Fan Films (Type: Other Videos)
God, typing that all out seems like a LOT...AND I'm on the verge of splitting out even more to Marvel Audiobooks, Star Trek Audiobooks and Star Wars Audiobooks...
Is this really the best way?
Thanks for any advice!
Posted Feb 23, 2025, 6:13 PM UTC