# How do i do a manual plex server update (auto update isn't working)

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128 "2022-05-25T00:29:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gliptak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@gliptak](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gliptak)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/1 "2022-05-25T00:29:01Z")

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Server Version#: 1.26.1.5798  
Player Version#:

Hi,

Windows 10

I’m trying to update to the latest version using auto update. It isn’t working.  
How do I do a manual update ?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/2 "2022-05-25T09:21:30Z")

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All you need to do is:

- Stop/quit/end Plex Server with the tray icon
- deinstall Plex Server with the regular ‘Apps’ control panel of Windows  
(do **not** use 3rd party ‘Uninstaller’ software like Revo etc.  
do **not** use “Registry Cleaner/optimizer” software like CCleaner et al)
- for safety, reboot Windows
- download the installation exe of the newer version and install it

(If you want to install an **older** version of PMS, take a look into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex Media Server\Updates`)

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**Author:** ![gliptak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@gliptak](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gliptak)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/3 "2022-05-25T10:23:30Z")

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Thanks

Do I have to uninstall ?  
I don’t want to lose any media data, libraries etc.

What would happen if I just shut down the application and then just ran the new exe file ?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/4 "2022-05-25T10:28:00Z")

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> [@gliptak](#):
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> I don’t want to lose any media data, libraries etc.

You won’t. (unless you are using those types of tools which I explicitly mentioned _not_ to use).

> [@gliptak](#):
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> What would happen if I just shut down the application and then just ran the new exe file ?

It might work as well, but in some cases it won’t. Hence why I’m recommending the uninstallation by default.

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**Author:** ![gliptak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@gliptak](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gliptak)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/5 "2022-05-25T10:37:40Z")

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-do-i-do-a-manual-plex-server-update-auto-update-isnt-working/794128/6 "2022-08-23T10:37:44Z")

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