Server Version#:1.43.1.10611 Player Version#: <If providing server logs please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only debug logging should be enabled> I followed the instructions to move appdata to an external hard drive: [image] [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the…

Do you still have access to the contents of your appdata? [image] frankbaum67: move appdata to an external hard drive Sorry to ask, but why? The contents on the appdata would be best served on a locally attached drive. There will be lots of reading and writing to this drive. Also if for some…

I do still have access to the files (they are already saved on the external hard drive…) I moved them because I cannot afford having 1/3 of my PC’s hard drive (300Gb) used up by Plex… If you know of anyway to lessen that… I would put it back on the PC drive and forget the move to the external one…

[image] frankbaum67: If you know of anyway to lessen that Disabling and deleting any existing Video Preview Thumbnails would be the biggest saver. Run Clean Bundles and DB Optimization , though these should be ran during maintenance windows. In your %localappdata%\Plex Media Server\Plug-in Su…

[image] frankbaum67: just checked my registry editor and the stringvalue I added is gone… Did you try and make the registry edit while Plex server was still running? (closing the web browser won’t make it stop running) If you have more than one Windows user account: which account is used to…

I did all that… followed every instruction

I have never heard of the registry edits getting reverted, unless: you are using Windows system restore points regularly are importing some kind of registry backup are using a Windows Domain Controller (and maybe roaming user profiles) maybe are running Plex server as a system service and just for…

What do you mean “system service”? As far as I know, I am not doing any of these… I just tried again and nothing btw

Am I putting the string value in correctly? I right click “New” on the “Plex Media Server” tab and then I add “LocalAppDataPath” and then modify and add this: “E://PLEX Data” as it is on my drive… not using the “Plex Media Server” folder. But then… do I hit something else, or just exit

[image] frankbaum67: What do you mean “system service”? You’d need additional software to do that. It’s not possible with just the regular server installar. [image] frankbaum67: I right click “New” on the “Plex Media Server” tab I am not aware of any tabs in the Windows registry edito…

I Hate to Ask (Moved appdata and now all libraries gone

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frankbaum67 April 28, 2026, 4:59pm 18

As I said… I did everything on the top of that page

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I Hate to Ask (Moved appdata and now all libraries gone

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