# Changing out Plex seerver

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 13, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689 "2022-05-13T21:07:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gblss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@gblss](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gblss)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689/1 "2022-05-13T21:07:35Z")

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Going to replace plex server from windows 10 server to windows 11 server. Have backed up the  
c:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server to a remote disk drive. Would restoring the c:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server to the new server and then installing the plex server software over the top on new server be the way to do this with the minimal amount of impact? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689/2 "2022-05-13T21:12:41Z")

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Moving the server data directory is one step.  
You also need to consider some of the options in the Windows Registry.

> **[Move an Install to Another System | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/)**
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> It is possible to move a Plex Media Server installation from one computer/system to another in most cases. It won’t...

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**Author:** ![gblss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@gblss](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gblss)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689/3 "2022-05-13T21:21:45Z")

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Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-out-plex-seerver/792689/4 "2022-08-11T21:22:10Z")

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