DSM 6 Latest to DSM 7.0.1 - Plex did not migrate

[ChuckPa]

You must make 100% certain to have all the permissions set

Given you’ve now installed DSM 7 and PMS didn’t migrate, you’ll have a few steps extra to do

Here is the How-To on migration.

Key points:

1. The Plex shared folder, and all its contents must grant Full Control permissions to ‘System Internal User’ PlexMediaServer
2. You will need to Uninstall the DSM 7 app and DELETE the DSM 7 instance
   (either select the DELETE option when uninstalling -OR- Delete the PlexMediaServer shared folder AFTER uninstall.

The How-To , with screenshots, is here:

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's

FAQ 27 - Migrating an existing PMS from DSM 6 to DSM 7 NOTICE: DSM 5 → [ DSM 6 ] → DSM 7 First Step If you first started using Plex with DSM 5, then upgraded to DSM 6, because of a change internal to DSM 6, you will need to perform this step before you start the DSM 7 upgrade. If you never used DSM 5, or deleted the Plex share sometime during DSM 6, you can skip this step and continue with the normal upgrade steps Rename the existing Plex shared folder to Plex.old Create a new Pl…