Since Updates are repeatedly breaking PLEX playback capabilities, I need to be able to DOWNGRADE PLEX. :confused: So: Where can I find previous Plex Media Server downloads for Mac OS X? and don’t tell me to go to macupdate or some other site for that. I need the original file from this here websit…

@tiki-plex said: could you please elaborate, trudge? this here website only keeps the links to the latest version - older versions are nuked.

thanks for clearing this, trudge older versions are nuked. i seriously doubt that. probably they’re just made publicly unavailable. as long as updates worsen the user-experience, i don’t understand why downgrades should be made impossible by not offering previous versions. … guess I need to cha…

Lessons learned: download and store yourself so that you can always downgrade once the developers “increased” the user experience

@tiki-plex said: thanks for clearing this, trudge older versions are nuked. i seriously doubt that. probably they’re just made publicly unavailable. as long as updates worsen the user-experience, i don’t understand why downgrades should be made impossible by not offering previous versions. … …

For craps sake, do any of you search this forum? https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/290622/installing-prior-plex-media-server-versions#latest

Here’s the text from John’s note: johnm_ColaSC Posts: 1,400Members, Plex Pass, Plex Ninja October 6 in DVR and Live TV I decided to add this discussion for instructions on downloading previous versions instead of always linking to a post I made on other threads. You can download previous Plex Med…

Thanks ChrisAWallace. Really did Not find that before.

Good post Chris, I had heard about and tried this prior but your explanation cleared up why it did not work. Must be the exact version number as listed. Just tried and works a charm

Plex stores older versions of PMS on your mac when you upgrade. Check the folder Library/Applications Support/Plex Media Server/Updates There you have all the previous versions of the PMS.

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