And because of that, I did not back up those registry key(s).
How would I restore my old database? Should I just copy D:/Plex over to the new location above? Should I point the newly-installed instance of Plex at the old database? Is there a benefit or any detriment of doing it one way over another?
Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks for your assistance!
Prerequisite: You need to make sure that your media files are available under the same drive letters/ folder names/ network addresses as they were on the old Windows installation.
^^ I assume this is the location where you have your old server data stored?
Does it have a folder named Plex Media Server in there?
If it does, all you’ll have to do is to
open the web app
Settings - Server - General - ‘Show Advanced’
put D:/Plex into “The path where local application data is stored”
Yes, the media files are in the same location as they previously were.
Yes, D:\Plex does have a Plex Media Server folder in there, with a dozen or so sub-folders in that.
I’ll try the steps mentioned and advise of the outcome, just wanted to make sure the Plex software wasn’t going to read this as a “new” location and try to overwrite the database I want it to use.
