Allow grouping of different series of the same kind in one folder #433

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opened 2026-02-06 19:42:31 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 3 comments
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Originally created by @iacchi on GitHub (Feb 18, 2019).

Right now, Jellyfin can only assume that one folder is equal to one series, which can have sub-folders for the different seasons, like this:

series/
--season 1/
----episode1.ext
----episode2.ext
--season 2/
----episode1.ext
----episode2.ext

However, some series have different, independent series that would be nice to group together in one parent folder. Two examples of this are Star Trek and CSI. It would be great if Jellyfin could be able to correctly parse a folder structure like this one (example with Star Trek):

star trek/
--the original series/
----season 1/
------episode1.ext
------episode2.ext
----season 2/
------episode1.ext
------episode2.ext
--the next generation/
----season 1/
------episode1.ext
------episode2.ext
----season 2/
------episode1.ext
------episode2.ext

Emby is already able to do this: https://web.archive.org/web/20181216120039/https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/TV-naming#complex-folder-structure
In issue #931 the main subfolders are different versions of the same series, so they should be listed in the same Identification as one entry, while in this case the main subfolders are independent series, so they should be able to be Identified independently.

Originally created by @iacchi on GitHub (Feb 18, 2019). Right now, Jellyfin can only assume that one folder is equal to one series, which can have sub-folders for the different seasons, like this: ``` series/ --season 1/ ----episode1.ext ----episode2.ext --season 2/ ----episode1.ext ----episode2.ext ``` However, some series have different, independent series that would be nice to group together in one parent folder. Two examples of this are Star Trek and CSI. It would be great if Jellyfin could be able to correctly parse a folder structure like this one (example with Star Trek): ``` star trek/ --the original series/ ----season 1/ ------episode1.ext ------episode2.ext ----season 2/ ------episode1.ext ------episode2.ext --the next generation/ ----season 1/ ------episode1.ext ------episode2.ext ----season 2/ ------episode1.ext ------episode2.ext ``` Emby is already able to do this: https://web.archive.org/web/20181216120039/https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/TV-naming#complex-folder-structure In issue #931 the main subfolders are different versions of the same series, so they should be listed in the same Identification as one entry, while in this case the main subfolders are independent series, so they should be able to be Identified independently.
OVERLORD added the enhancement label 2026-02-06 19:42:31 +03:00
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@Liggy commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2019):

I guess it would be easier to slightly modify your naming to

star trek/
--star trek - the original series/
----season 1/
--star trek - the next generation/
----season 1/

Changing the title recognition in Jellyfin can easily show side effects to people who organize their libraries in a different way. Experienced that on 10.2.0 myself

@Liggy commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2019): I guess it would be easier to slightly modify your naming to ``` star trek/ --star trek - the original series/ ----season 1/ --star trek - the next generation/ ----season 1/ ``` Changing the title recognition in Jellyfin can easily show side effects to people who organize their libraries in a different way. Experienced that on 10.2.0 myself
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@iacchi commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2019):

Yes, I guess that naming convention is good as well.

@iacchi commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2019): Yes, I guess that naming convention is good as well.
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@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2019):

We are moving all feature and enhancement requests to our new Fider platform here. This new platform lets people vote on and better manage such requests.
This request now lives here.

@jellyfin-bot commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2019): We are moving all feature and enhancement requests to our new Fider platform [here](https://features.jellyfin.org/). This new platform lets people vote on and better manage such requests. This request now lives [here](https://features.jellyfin.org/posts/107/allow-grouping-of-different-series-of-the-same-kind-in-one-folder).
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Reference: starred/jellyfin#433