diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index b5afab3e59..180d0292f0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
 
         public bool DeleteEmptyFolders { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Will log results but will not actually make any changes
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool EnableTrialMode { get; set; }
+
         public FileSortingOptions()
         {
             MinFileSizeMb = 50;
@@ -344,6 +349,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
 
             SeasonFolderPattern = "Season %s";
             SeasonZeroFolderName = "Season 0";
+
+            EnableTrialMode = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/SortingScheduledTask.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/SortingScheduledTask.cs
index 201e282c03..a9d7ada94f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/SortingScheduledTask.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/SortingScheduledTask.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.ScheduledTasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.ScheduledTasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
         private readonly IServerConfigurationManager _config;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
+        private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
 
-        public SortingScheduledTask(IServerConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, ILibraryManager libraryManager)
+        public SortingScheduledTask(IServerConfigurationManager config, ILogger logger, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IFileSystem fileSystem)
         {
             _config = config;
             _logger = logger;
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
+            _fileSystem = fileSystem;
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -45,34 +47,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
 
         private void SortFiles(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
-            var numComplete = 0;
-
-            var paths = _config.Configuration.FileSortingOptions.TvWatchLocations.ToList();
-
-            foreach (var path in paths)
-            {
-                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-                try
-                {
-                    SortFiles(path);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    _logger.ErrorException("Error sorting files from {0}", ex, path);
-                }
-
-                numComplete++;
-                double percent = numComplete;
-                percent /= paths.Count;
-
-                progress.Report(100 * percent);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void SortFiles(string path)
-        {
-            new TvFileSorter(_libraryManager, _logger).Sort(path, _config.Configuration.FileSortingOptions);
+            new TvFileSorter(_libraryManager, _logger, _fileSystem).Sort(_config.Configuration.FileSortingOptions, cancellationToken, progress);
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<ITaskTrigger> GetDefaultTriggers()
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/TvFileSorter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/TvFileSorter.cs
index fad4c6ce2f..cac05d426e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/TvFileSorter.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/FileSorting/TvFileSorter.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Globalization;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
@@ -9,8 +8,10 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
 {
@@ -20,23 +21,25 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
 
-        private static  CultureInfo _usCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
+        private static readonly CultureInfo UsCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
         
-        public TvFileSorter(ILibraryManager libraryManager, ILogger logger)
+        public TvFileSorter(ILibraryManager libraryManager, ILogger logger, IFileSystem fileSystem)
         {
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
             _logger = logger;
+            _fileSystem = fileSystem;
         }
 
-        public void Sort(string path, FileSortingOptions options)
+        public void Sort(FileSortingOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
             var minFileBytes = options.MinFileSizeMb * 1024 * 1024;
 
-            var eligibleFiles = new DirectoryInfo(path)
-                .EnumerateFiles("*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+            var eligibleFiles = options.TvWatchLocations.SelectMany(GetEligibleFiles)
                 .Where(i => EntityResolutionHelper.IsVideoFile(i.FullName) && i.Length >= minFileBytes)
                 .ToList();
 
+            progress.Report(10);
+            
             if (eligibleFiles.Count > 0)
             {
                 var allSeries = _libraryManager.RootFolder
@@ -44,20 +47,55 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
                     .Where(i => i.LocationType == LocationType.FileSystem)
                     .ToList();
 
+                var numComplete = 0;
+                
                 foreach (var file in eligibleFiles)
                 {
                     SortFile(file.FullName, options, allSeries);
+
+                    numComplete++;
+                    double percent = numComplete;
+                    percent /= eligibleFiles.Count;
+
+                    progress.Report(100 * percent);
                 }
             }
 
-            if (options.LeftOverFileExtensionsToDelete.Length > 0)
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            progress.Report(99);
+
+            if (!options.EnableTrialMode)
             {
-                DeleteLeftOverFiles(path, options.LeftOverFileExtensionsToDelete);
+                foreach (var path in options.TvWatchLocations)
+                {
+                    if (options.LeftOverFileExtensionsToDelete.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        DeleteLeftOverFiles(path, options.LeftOverFileExtensionsToDelete);
+                    }
+
+                    if (options.DeleteEmptyFolders)
+                    {
+                        DeleteEmptyFolders(path);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
-            if (options.DeleteEmptyFolders)
+            progress.Report(100);
+        }
+
+        private IEnumerable<FileInfo> GetEligibleFiles(string path)
+        {
+            try
             {
-                DeleteEmptyFolders(path);
+                return new DirectoryInfo(path)
+                    .EnumerateFiles("*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+                    .ToList();
+            }
+            catch (IOException ex)
+            {
+                _logger.ErrorException("Error getting files from {0}", ex, path);
+
+                return new List<FileInfo>(); 
             }
         }
 
@@ -147,8 +185,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
                 var episodeFileName = string.Format("{0} - {1}x{2} - {3}",
 
                     _fileSystem.GetValidFilename(series.Name),
-                    seasonNumber.ToString(_usCulture),
-                    episodeNumber.ToString("00", _usCulture),
+                    seasonNumber.ToString(UsCulture),
+                    episodeNumber.ToString("00", UsCulture),
                     _fileSystem.GetValidFilename(episode.Name)
                     );
 
@@ -158,6 +196,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
             return newPath;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the season folder path.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="series">The series.</param>
+        /// <param name="seasonNumber">The season number.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
         private string GetSeasonFolderPath(Series series, int seasonNumber, FileSortingOptions options)
         {
             // If there's already a season folder, use that
@@ -184,13 +229,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.FileSorting
             }
 
             var seasonFolderName = options.SeasonFolderPattern
-                .Replace("%s", seasonNumber.ToString(_usCulture))
-                .Replace("%0s", seasonNumber.ToString("00", _usCulture))
-                .Replace("%00s", seasonNumber.ToString("000", _usCulture));
+                .Replace("%s", seasonNumber.ToString(UsCulture))
+                .Replace("%0s", seasonNumber.ToString("00", UsCulture))
+                .Replace("%00s", seasonNumber.ToString("000", UsCulture));
 
             return Path.Combine(path, _fileSystem.GetValidFilename(seasonFolderName));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the matching series.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="seriesName">Name of the series.</param>
+        /// <param name="allSeries">All series.</param>
+        /// <returns>Series.</returns>
         private Series GetMatchingSeries(string seriesName, IEnumerable<Series> allSeries)
         {
             int? yearInName;