The server will examine the contents of the new location and associate the content with the existing media items in your library. If not, simply do a standard Scan Library Files. Related Page: Editing Libraries Update the LibraryĪfter adding the new content folder, a scan of the library will probably start. You’ll need to do this for each of your libraries, but you should probably complete the process for one at a time. Leave the existing/previous folder location in there for now. In order to update the content location for your media, you’ll need to Edit a library and then add the appropriate folder for where your content is now located. Open your Plex Web App and you should see your libraries, though your content is unlikely to work yet. Once your content is available on the new location, start your Plex Media Server. Update your Plex Media Server Configuration Start the Plex Media Server You don’t necessarily have to keep the same relative folder structure if you don’t wish to do so. Copy Content to the New LocationĬopy your media files to the desired location. Quit or exit the Plex Media Server so that it is no longer running. Related Page: Library Stop the Plex Media Server On your Plex Media Server, you’ll want to disable the Empty trash automatically after every scan preference for the server. If you need to move content to a new location, you’ll have to go through a few additional steps. If you’ve done things correctly, your server won’t even know that anything has changed and your content will work right away.
That means simply making sure the new hard drive is named exactly the same as the old one, and that the media files are in the same location. If you’re simply upgrading to a new/larger hard drive, the easiest thing to do is to name the new location exactly the same as the original one. Note: We always recommend Backing Up Plex Media Server Data data before making major changes to your library.
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As your media collection grows, you might upgrade to a larger hard drive, install a NAS, or otherwise simply have a need to move your content to a new location.
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