Cannot move metadata/library

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Hi all.

Trying to follow this guide to move the library/metadata files off the SD card on my raspberry pi: Moving PMS 'Library'

But when I try to move or copy the files in /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/* over to an external HD (or to my local machine) I keep getting told I don’t have permission, or ‘cannot utime: operation not permitted’

So couple of questions: If I have my override.conf file done right, can I just delete the folder on the SD card and assume the metadata will repopulate itself in the new location? And/or what can I do to get the files to copy over? Any help appreciated, thank you!

Server Version#: 1.24.1.4931
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Is that drive, by chance, formatted with NTFS ?

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Nope, it’s listed as ‘fuseblk’ when I run df -Th.

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Then it’s not native ext3 or ext4.

please show me?

sudo blkid  /dev/sdxxx

(xxx = device you’re trying to copy to as shown in df)

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output:

/dev/sda2: LABEL=“EnormousPig” UUID=“604D-3E63” TYPE=“exfat” PARTLABEL=“My Book” PARTUUID=“0a952311-f600-4455-a8dc-8e89e1983df4”

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thanks. that explains it.

EXFAT won’t work either. EXFAT is about the worst. That format is for media archiving.

You need ext3 or ext4 or xfs

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ok, thanks!

Am I correct to assume I cannot change the formatting of the drive without deleting everything?

And I am managing things via a Mac, is there a best option among ext3 ext4 and xfs?

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That’s correct …

  1. Remove any contents to be preserved.
  2. sudo mkfs -t ext4 -L "Nice Label here" /dev/sdxx
    .
    .
    . blah blah to copy it all back on
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Ok, thanks, you’re the best.

Final (I think?) q for you. If I format the drive as ext4, and mount it via linux and the rpi, am I giving up on ever seeing the contents of that drive via my Mac ever again? Like, it doesn’t strike me as a big problem if I can’t plug the drive into my Mac anymore, but I’ve been mounting it on my Mac via the rpi while it’s been exfat, will this change mean it just won’t mount at all on Mac?

Thanks Chuck!!

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Brace yourself :rofl:

Look at adding it :wink:

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