How to set Sync storage location? (Windows)

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Is it possible to change the storage location for Sync storage in Windows, using the Plex Media Player?

I see that it is storing it in C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Packages\CAF9E577.Plex_aam28m9va5cke

My C:\ drive doesn’t have a lot of storage, so I’d prefer to store it on another drive. With other Plex clients I am able to change the storage location (like the one for Android or the one from the Microsoft Store). Can I do this with the Plex Media Player client?

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PMP doesn’t support syncing at all.

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:frowning:

So I have to use the Plex app from the Microsoft Store that’s broken?

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@noblebeast said:
So I have to use the Plex app from the Microsoft Store that’s broken?

Unfortunately, yes.
The Sync function is called ‘Mobile Sync’ because it is intended for phones and tablet devices.

A Windows computer getting the ability was just a side effect of the Windows ‘app store app’ (which was written for phones abd tablets in the first place).

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Do I understand correctly… if I want to use my Windows Desktop as an HTPC with Mobile Sync storage that I can access with my laptop as a controller, I need to install:

On my receiver (HTPC) device:

  1. Plex Media Player (or use the Plex Web App in Chrome) to act as a receiver
  2. Plex Media Server to facilitate the receiver-controller connection
  3. Plex app from the Microsoft Store to handle the Mobile Sync

?

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@noblebeast said:
Do I understand correctly… if I want to use my Windows Desktop as an HTPC with Mobile Sync storage that I can access with my laptop as a controller, I need to install:

Mobile Sync cannot be used on a Laptop.
It is for phones and tablets.

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I don’t understand…
My HTPC is a Windows 10 machine running the Plex app that has Mobile Sync…

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@noblebeast said:
I don’t understand…
My HTPC is a Windows 10 machine running the Plex app that has Mobile Sync…

Yes, and that is kinda a ‘lucky accident’. It is only possible with this one app.
If you use a different app, (like PMP) then syncing is not possible.

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Got it. Well, that’s a huge bummer because my Internet speed is not fast enough to my remote server to maintain consistent streaming quality and I really wanted to maintain a local Sync to prevent that.

So now I have to pick between being able to control my HTPC with my laptop (by using PMP on my HTPC), and having a local Sync on my HTPC (by using the Plex app from the Microsoft Store on my HTPC).

Sigh…

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Plex Ninja? (really…you need more training

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)your wrong Sir. it does and it stores the movies on the laptop. unfornatley you can’t use Plex to watch them offline with the Plex player. So I just use VLC to watch them
D:\PLEX\SyncStorage\sync\0e5d9f6e-a390-4dd5-8005-43dc8287fc24\16081d9ee9895ae2f54170904714cbdf63fe9621\library\files