[image] [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows Tips, Tricks & How-Tos 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 dri…

It will start again on reboot…

Thanks for clarifiyng that. So when I go through this list of things, i dont need to start the Plex service again before my PC is rebooted ? I wish there would be some simple backup tools for the plex media server. Like a all-in-one backup solution, for example doing that automatically once a week …

Thank you @alekdavis . Sounds good. Although I am not sure about the whole configuration. Thats why I love ready-to-run solutions that only need to be installed and anything else done with the help of a GUI. I am not good with “manuals” in the traditional way, for example seeing a Youtube tutorial a…

The instructions should not be hard to follow (unless your system is messed up, e.g. PowerShell version is too old, security patches are not installed, etc): PlexBackup/GETTING STARTED.md at master · alekdavis/PlexBackup · GitHub . Hey, if you create a YouTube video, other people who do not like to R…

Some things I sure dont really know how to do, simply also because I dont know anything how Powershell works. Could you or someone help me with that please ? Blockquote “PlexAppDataDir”: { “_meta”: { “default”: “$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Plex Media Server” }, “value”: null }, “BackupRootDir”: { “v…

Assuming it’s not a typo and your Plex app data folder is actually on the H drive, you would enter it as: "PlexAppDataDir": { "value": "H:\\plexdatabase2020\\Plex Media Server" } I have no idea where you want to keep the backups, but let’s assume they should go to G:\PlexBackup. Then the setti…

Is there a reason your text (dont mean the path!) is different from the syntax used in the config that comes with the Backup script ? Blockquote “PlexAppDataDir”: { “_meta”: { “default”: “$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Plex Media Server” }, Thats the original Syntax. Yours, even with the path changed… …

The _meta element is not needed (it’s just a placeholder for informational things that you may want to use, like description of the setting, default value, examples, etc. You can put whatever you want there. The script will ignore it. The only element that you need is value (and in some rate cases h…

So instead of all that… “PlexAppDataDir”: { “_meta”: { “default”: “$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Plex Media Server” }, “value”: null }, I only need what you copied in there. “PlexAppDataDir”: { “value”: “H:\plexdatabase2020\Plex Media Server” } As an example. Because thats a lot of more text in t…

No, you DO need commas between elements. And you are still not escaping back slashes. Make sure you do.

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Maybe PSA: Script to back up and restore Plex app data on a Windows system is for you?

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