How To Restore Plex Using PlexMediaServer Folder

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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On DSM 7,

  1. There is no ‘Plex’ user. It was forcibly obsoleted by DSM 7
  2. The new username is not a ‘Local user’ anymore. Synology completely changed the mechanism. PlexMediaServer is now a ‘System Internal User’ and not accessible from the GUI
  3. This is why HyperBackup is the documented and approved method.

If you’re going to hand-jam it, the How-To is here: