How to downgrade (roll back) Plex Media Server on macOS

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I tried to add this to #general:tips-tricks-how-tos server-mac, but I received a message that I had no access. “You are not permitted to view the requested resource.”

If someone does have access to post in that forum please post the following. I struggled to find this information in a concise one post format… here it is. I hope it helps someone. :sunglasses:

HOW TO ROLL BACK PLEX VERSION ON MAC OS

  1. Turn off automatic updates in Plex Media Server

  2. Close Plex Media Server

  3. Open up two windows on your mac:
    ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Updates/
    /Applications/Plex Media Server.app/Contents
    ( to open the second window you may need to right click on the Plex Media Server.app application and choose: “Show Package Contents” )

  4. Locate the previous version by date or version number* and open the folder to reveal its contents:
    manifest.xml.bz2 and another folder packages.

  5. Open the packages directory and double click on the PlexMediaServer-1.xx.x.xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-macos-x86_64-standard-full file to expand it into the current folder.
    ( There will now be a new folder - Contents )

  6. Holding the ⌘ (command) key, drag this folder into the other window titled: :plex: Plex Media Server.app

  7. When Finder tells you the folder already exists choose: “Replace”

  8. Delete the expanded file in the packages folder if you forgot to hold down the ⌘(command) key.

  9. Restart Plex Media Server

*in case you don’t have old copies in the Updates folder (if you deleted them to make room on your HD) you can find long-format version numbers in the update log file located here:
~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/update-log.txt

You can then download an older version by copying the download link of the current version and adding the old version number where it occurs (2 positions) in the download link.

You can plug that modified link into a web browser or you can use curl on the command line.

curl -o $HOME/Downloads PMS_previous.zip https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.xxx.x.xxxx-xxxxxxxxx/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.xxx.x.xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-x86_64.zip

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