Lately, I’ve been thinking about upgrading my current Plex Media Server (an Nvidia SHIELD) to a more powerful PC rig, but I noticed that there’s no easy way to transfer my preferences and settings over to a new system, so if I upgraded, I’d basically have to rebuild my server from scratch (adding me…

There is no easy way to transfer from one OS to another. File paths are different. Settings storage areas are different. However, there is a nice KB that gives basics of what’s needed for same old OS to new oS. https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201370363-Move-an-Install-to-Another-System

There is unfortunately no way to copy the settings from a nVidia Shield device. They are stored in a special area of memory where users don’t have access (unless the device is ‘jailbroken’). The “fun” of using Android.

Easy settings transfer between Plex Media Servers (for upgrading)

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Easy settings transfer between Plex Media Servers (for upgrading)

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