# Stop Auto-created \_crate playlists **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [May 9, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419 "2023-05-09T03:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/djductape)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/1 "2023-05-09T03:02:02Z")
Is there a way to prevent the “\_Crate” that is being automatically created after importing from Serato? I believe its created because I have nested crates. I do not have tracks placed in the parent crates. Only the sub-crates. ---
**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/2 "2023-05-09T06:54:20Z")
It only creates those when you have tracks directly in those parent crates, otherwise they should not appear. Are you sure you don’t have any tracks in your parent crates? How many tracks are you seeing your the \_crate playlists? ---
**Author:** ![djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/djductape)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/3 "2023-05-09T13:01:25Z")
I am positive. I spent quite a bit of time clearing the parent folders and creating a new structures as you directed. The \_crate shows up in every crate that has nested/child crates. These crates mirror the parent crate. ---
**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/4 "2023-05-09T13:23:11Z")
Maybe Serato is putting tracks in those parent crates, since you can’t really tell if they are in there. I could check your parent crates but I’m sure tracks would still be in there. Only thing I can think of is to make creating of \_crate playlists an option. Might be better anyway ---
**Author:** ![djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/djductape)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/5 "2023-05-09T19:58:37Z")
You are correct. Serato seems to be populating all the tracks from the sub crates into the parent crate. Any chance you can make the \_crate feature a toggle switch? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/6 "2023-05-09T20:50:17Z")
Will do. Didn’t know Serato had this behavior and it doesn’t always seem to do it, but apparent something triggers it ---
**Author:** ![djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@djductape](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/djductape)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/7 "2023-05-09T22:34:56Z")
I appreciate it. Im on serato 3.03 if that helps at all. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![djcmount](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/djcmount/32/1353_2.png) [@djcmount](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/djcmount)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/8 "2023-05-11T16:49:22Z")
I’d prefer to have everything populate in the crates at levels above the subcrates, as is the behavior in Serato. I’m not sure I’m fully understanding what’s going on here, but I’d like Lexicon behavior to mirror Serato, with parent crates displaying everything that’s a child below it. How does Rekordbox / Virtual DJ consider the higher level crates (do they include contents of subcrates)? ---
**Author:** ![Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/user_avatar/discuss.lexicondj.com/christiaan/32/10_2.png) [@Christiaan](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/u/Christiaan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.lexicondj.com/t/stop-auto-created-crate-playlists/1419/9 "2023-05-11T20:51:37Z")
Rekordbox and VDJ show nothing when clicking a playlist folder. Serato shows tracks directly added inside the parent crate and all subcrates combined. Lexicon shows all tracks in all sub-playlists combined. So the \_crate playlist is a workaround for the above behavior.