Do you own a large Plex server filled with hundreds or even thousands of media files? In the Plex community, it is known that you should move each media file into its own folder to keep things like subtitles and posters together. But wouldn't that take too much time? If you use my PlexFileMover tool, you can save hours of creating and moving files, as it will do it all in minutes at most.
This is a demonstration using Windows. If you're using Linux, replace it with the PlexFileMover.sh file. If you're using batch, replace it with the PlexFileMover.bat file.
Let's say that this is your server before running the program:
You would like these videos to be put into their own folders, right? Once you run the program, the name of each file that's been moved will appear in the console/terminal in real time to keep you up-to-date on the progress. You can check each new directory to make sure that the corresponding file is indeed in that folder. As long as each file such as the subtitles has the same name as its corresponding movie, you should find it all in that folder.
Here is the result, which was complete in approximately 2 seconds on a 64-bit Windows 11 machine:
Note that the PlexFileMover.jar, PlexFileMover.sh, or PlexFileMover.bat file is intentionally left out so it can easily be found again. Obviously, this is a small example. I ran the same program on my father's Plex server with about a thousand movies and TV shows, and it took about two minutes to complete.
If you use Linux to navigate through your computer, then you only need to download the PlexFileMover.sh file and move it to the same location as your Plex server.
If you want to make sure that you can run it before trying to do so, you can manually give yourself executable permissions with the command chmod +x PlexFileMover.sh. Then run it using the command ./PlexFileMover.sh in your Linux terminal.
If you use Windows and want to use batch, then you only need to download the PlexFileMover.bat file and move it to the same location as your Plex server. Then just click on it! Note that you may see additional "1 file(s) moved" lines in your console. Press any key to exit.
If you do not use Linux and you don't want to/can't use batch, then you can use Java, but note that you will need the JDK (Java Development Kit) installed on your computer. First, you will need to download an up-to-date JDK so that you can run .jar files in the command prompt. Find the latest JDK version here.
If you've successfully installed the JDK, typing javac -version into your terminal should give you the current version that you have:
If you want to be extra sure, you can also make sure that you have the Java runtime environment installed with the java -version command:
To run the program, put the PlexFileMover.jar file into the same location as your Plex server. Then open the terminal in the same place and type in this command: java -jar PlexFileMover.jar.