Custom location of metadata for Mac like we already have for Windows

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For what it’s worth, that option was recently removed from the Windows version due to security concerns (see the last bullet point here).

You can relocate your Plex Media Server application data now, if you are comfortable with some command-line work:

  1. Stop Plex Media Server.
  2. Create the new destination directory:
    mkdir -p /Some/New/Location/Plex\ Media\ Server
  3. Copy the Application Data to a new location:
    cp -R ~/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media \Server/ /Some/New/Location/Plex\ Media\ Server
  4. Temporarily rename the old location as a backup:
    mv ~/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server ~/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server.bak
  5. Create a symbolic link from the new location to where Plex expects it:
    ln -s /Some/New/Location/Plex\ Media\ Server ~/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server
  6. Start Plex Media Server.

Once you’re satisfied that everything is working as expected, you can remove the backup created in step 4:
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server.bak

[Edit]
Added new step two to create new destination before copy.

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