Avoid meta data reset and library rescans with media library move?

[ChuckPa]

Are you keeping everything in Docker or are you switching to the native app ?

If moving to the native app, you must remember to match the UID/GID the native app uses.

Also, as part of the move,

1. Turn off all automatic scanning

2. Turn off Empty Trash

3. Give a read here. The procedure is fundamentally the same for any Linux-based environment. Make certain you understand the concepts and then adapt as required for your situation.

4. If the mount points are different (as seen by PMS) then this applies:

Moving your media and keeping the metadata - The TL;DR

Moving your media and keeping the metadata - The TL;DR This Tip / How-To, while tagged for Linux, is applicable to all PMS platforms. Preparation Turn off “Empty Trash after Library Scan” Turn off “Automatically Update my Library” Make all the moves Move your media Make any configuration changes or physical media file moving you need to. When you are done, proceed with the actual PMS configuration change Updating your PMS configruation Edit each library section - Folders - ADD the new l…

5. The ‘cloning’ follows this general procedure:

Back up/ Restore /clone your PMS metadata

Backing up your PMS data involves the same steps you’ll need if you were to clone your PMS and take to a new computer, reinstall the operating system, or just want a backup for safe keeping. Stop PMS Invoke the root shell Create the backup image [chuck@lizum ~.74]$ sudo sh sh-4.4# cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver sh-4.4# tar cfz /nas/tmp/PlexBackup.tar.gz ./Library sh-4.4# ls -la /nas/tmp/PlexBackup.tar.gz -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 864050144 Oct 29 15:29 /nas/tmp/PlexBackup.tar.gz sh-4.4# Copy …