Folder's advanced properties - contents indexed

[sysopchris]

Server Version#: 1.19.4.2902
Player Version#: 2.58.0

My question is concerning this folder’s advanced properties.

\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server
“Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties.”

Is there any advantage to un-checking this?

[OttoKerner]

I’d assume it’d lower the system load a bit when the Windows indexer service (nowadays called ‘Cortana’) is refreshing the search index.

While you’re at it, you can also tell the anti virus to keep its nose out of that folder.

[sysopchris]

Thank you for the prompt reply. I am using Windows Defender in Win10 Pro v.1909 and Malwarebytes v.4.1.0.56 (free).

I may move this folder off my boot drive to a spare SSD hard drive if it tends to get as large as before when I also had my music indexed it grew to over 1 million files & folders.

Thanks again.
Chris.

[OttoKerner]

[HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows

By default, Plex server stores all its own data on the system drive, in the AppData path of the Windows user. You might want to change that location, if your system drive is a small SSD or you are simply having capacity issues. Moving Plex data to a dedicated drive also makes it easier to retain your Plex server data when changing machines or re-installing Windows from scratch. For larger servers/collections, I recommend a dedicated, internal SSD drive. Exit/End/Quit/Close plex, using the t…

[sysopchris]

Thanks for the link. I have read through it before so I knew this was option. My boot drive is a 128 GB SSD and the other is a 256. Eventually I may dedicate it to Plex, good idea. This is the first in about 4 years I have not backed up Plex or preserved it some way and started from scratch.

[OttoKerner]

You can combine the efforts and copy the plex data folder now to this SSD.
Save also the registry branch mentioned here: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/
Then you are free to scrub the C: drive and install Windows 10 cleanly.
Afterwards import the registry branch and reroute the plex data folder to its new location and you’re good to go with all old Plex data intact.

[sysopchris]

That sounds awesome and I wish I talked to you sooner, after playing with Win2004 for awhile I made an image of it and this time instead of bringing back the image I had saved I decided to go with a clean install of v.1909. I’ve alreaady let Plex index everything, except this time I left out the 300K+ music files. I also un-checked ‘Enable cinema trailers’ and ‘enable video preview thumbnails’ on all the video libraries. I thought I would see how how large ‘\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server’ folder grew to with that config. and it’s much better. Now I’m just tweaking settings. Still, thanks for the link.