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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 585893" data-attributes="member: 18896">WARNING: Only do this if you are using MovingPictures version 1.0+, as you need the filehash monitor system for the following to work.Assuming "/movies/" is your import path, you can move files/folders around without a problem.So go into "/movies/A/" and use CTRL+A to select All movie folders, then CTRL+X to 'cut' them into clipboard.Then navigate back to "/movies/" and CTRL+V to paste them.Repeat this for B, C, etc.After you are all done, you can remove the A, B, C, etc folders.Start up MovingPictures plugin and let it process all your changes for a few minutes (it depends how many movies you moved and how fast your system is).You could just try it out first with one folder, say 'A' and verify all goes well (use the MediaInfo option inside Details tab to verify the file locations have changed). But I've moved files between import folders all the time, even across network, and MovingPictures never had a problem.Having a dedicated folder for each movie, allows the following.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Faster navigation inside Windows Explorer, because it doesn't try to list/generate thumbnail previews on all movies. And yes you can tweak registry to disable this behaviour, but Windows Explorer is also capable of generating a custom folder icon, based on images inside of the folder, which brings us to:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Place backdrop and cover images in the same folder, this will allow easy re-import, not only for your own MovingPictures setup if disaster hits, but also when transferring your collection to another system (combining this folder rename with the XBMC NFO + Artwork app makes more sense then). This also works nice, if you might have a cheap moviebox solution in other locations, say a networked $80 Patriot High Definition box in your bedroom. That one is a simple menu navigation system, but it can show nice thumbnails if the folder contains a cover.jpg file. Or perhaps you got an XBMC Live box because you didn't wanted to pay for a Windows licence.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If in the future you want to add additional data relating to the same movie, say a trailer (support on this is being worked into next version), you just drop it in the respective folder.</li> </ul>Not everybody might prefer it like this, but that's why it is optional <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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