diff --git a/server/app/lib/folderslib.py b/server/app/lib/folderslib.py
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+import time
+from typing import List
+from app import api, helpers, models
+from progress.bar import Bar
+
+
+def get_valid_folders() -> None:
+    for track in api.TRACKS:
+        api.VALID_FOLDERS.add(track.folder)
+
+
+def get_folder_track_count(foldername: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Returns the number of files associated with a folder.
+    """
+    track_list = [track for track in api.TRACKS if foldername in track.folder]
+    return len(track_list)
+
+
+
+def create_folder(foldername: str) -> models.Folder:
+    """Create a single Folder object"""
+    folder = {
+        "name": foldername.split("/")[-1],
+        "path": foldername + "/",
+        "trackcount": get_folder_track_count(foldername),
+    }
+
+    return models.Folder(folder)
+
+
+def create_all_folders(foldernames: List[str]) -> List[models.Folder]:
+    folders_: List[models.Folder] = []
+    _bar = Bar("Creating folders", max=len(foldernames))
+
+    for foldername in foldernames:
+        folder = create_folder(foldername)
+        folders_.append(folder)
+        _bar.next()
+    _bar.finish()
+
+    return folders_
+
+
+def get_subdirs(foldername: str) -> List[models.Folder]:
+    """
+    Finds and Creates models.Folder objects for each sub-directory string in the foldername passed.
+    """
+    subdirs = set()
+
+    for folder in api.VALID_FOLDERS:
+        str0 = folder.replace(foldername, "")
+        str1 = str0.split("/")[0]
+
+        if str1 != "":
+            subdirs.add(foldername + str1)
+
+
+    return [create_folder(dir) for dir in subdirs]
+
+
+@helpers.background
+def run_scandir():
+    flag = False
+
+    while flag is False:
+        get_valid_folders()
+        folders_ = create_all_folders(api.VALID_FOLDERS)
+        """Create all the folder objects before clearing api.FOLDERS"""
+
+        api.FOLDERS.clear()
+        api.FOLDERS.extend(folders_)
+
+        time.sleep(300)