Boot SSD crash - trying to recreate server with just database files

Plex Media Server
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Server Version#: 1.25.3.5409-f11334058
Player Version#:

I have the Databases directory from my former SSD, but even through the new media server install seems to recognize the database, it still sees it as a new server instead of the same one under Settings > Server

What folders in the LOCALAPPDATA/Plex Media Server define the server identity? even though the library paths are showing correctly, I can’t edit or play any item even though it’s pointed to the right library and filename path, it’s like a representative shell of my former server with no images.

is what I’m trying to do possible?

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okay I got the database files reading correctly (in a “new” server, which I don’t want) by copying in the data before launching into the server the first time after install

however, all of my images are missing on titles/seasons/collections…if I hit refresh metadata it pulls in posters from the agents, but custom art and the collections posters are blank

is there any way to restore this?

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See this:

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None. The server’s identity is stored in the Windows registry.
If you cannot access the old registry “hives”, How to open a registry file from a crashed computer | @Poremsky.com
there is unfortunately no way to restore this.

That being said, if you find a file named Preferences.xml in the old database folder, you can glean the relevant data from it and insert them into your own registry.
Most important are the various ID, ...identifier strings, as well as the 4 PlexOnline... strings.

Plex server must be not running while you are doing this.

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thanks for reading none of my post

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this is actually useful, thanks!

do you know where in the server directory the cached image data is stored? my bad sectors seem to overlap with the server directory and it’s possible i might be able to recover more subfolders in there

that’s the main piece i’m missing

so far I’m able to recover all folders BUT:
(I/O or bad sector span)

  • Cache
  • Metadata

(copies empty)

  • Media
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What do you mean?

The post I linked towards tells you what you need to copy over, if possible?

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obviously i’m supposed to copy the whole server directory.
but i’m dealing with a crashed drive and trying to get a little more info than a blanket statement.
from my other replies here…I’m hitting bad sectors in certain folders and i need to know where the data i need is stored so i know what folder to focus my recovery on

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It’s sadly a combined package

You need all of:

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Metadata

to get posters and arts

For indexes, Thumbnails, Chapters and Art from the media, you need

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Media

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thank you! sounds like Metadata is where most of my custom art would reside then
does this include all the main posters for Movie, Collection, and Show (including seasons)?

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It does

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