# Duplicated server onto another machine, devices not persisting **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [September 18, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicated-server-onto-another-machine-devices-not-persisting/854015 "2023-09-18T01:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicated-server-onto-another-machine-devices-not-persisting/854015/2 "2023-09-18T05:12:47Z")
When migrating the device/setup, this will treat the new machine as your original server. In your case you want to setup a clone of your old setup… so the new server must get a new machine identifier. > [@Migration Questions](https://forums.plex.tv/t/migration-questions/789283/20): > > That’s correct. Plex.tv tracks servers by their ID. You cloned one to take to the other. At this point, they are mutually exclusive. To remedy this we will change the host-native server. (don’t mess with Docker) Stop Plex Go to /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server As ‘root’, using the text editor of your choice, edit Preferences.xml. VERY CAREFULLY, remove the following Name="Value" pairs (the entire pair=value) MachineIdentifier Proces… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/duplicated-server-onto-another-machine-devices-not-persisting/854015)._