Hii everyone I have my Plex pc server running on windows since 2014 and during all this time i have my settings and watch history/stats and also metadata and info about the shows and because i have also a huge library of anime i had countless times manually chose the right data for the show when the agent i use fail to find it automatically, and also editing some info about the show.
I will now upgrade my server (CPU, Motherboard, RAM) also add nvdia P2000 and the windows 10 OS will be on a new SSD hard drive. (My current OS is windows 10 64)
Is there away to have a smooth transition without losing my metadata and history stats?
and also after installing P2000 in the pc, is it plug and play method or i have to manually do something so that plex will use the P2000 for transcoding ?
There won’t be a need for the graphics card if you use a current desktop cpu from Intel. Current versions of QuickSync will outperform discrete GPU cards.
If you have a separate hard drive or SSD, you could connect it to the old server. Then move the Plex data folder onto it in preparation. HowTo: [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows
Save the registry branch for Plex Server: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/
Write down the current drive letter for each of your media drives.
When you connect them to the new system, restore them exactly as they were.
Install Plex Server.
Test it with a small library.
Shut down the server.
Then connect the separate drive with the Plex data folder on it.
Give it the exact same drive letter it had before.
Import the saved registry settings.
Shut down the old machine and never start it up again.
Thanks alot i appreciate it
I dread the day I have to change my server because I’ll surely screw something up!
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