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[Gamer127]

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I have just finished my first Plex install on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian for the first time in three years.

The install was successful and I just need to add media to my library. I have plugged in a USB Drive, which I can see on the desktop and browse to. However, when I try to add a Plex library it doesn’t let me browse the drive. Is there a guide I can follow?

In my previous install I seem to remember adding commands to automount the drive, and giving the Plex user some permissions to it. Is that right / still needed?

[tom80H]

Let’s use the one from the tips & tricks section

Linux Tips

Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS This How-To is written to help with Internal and External drives. It also is written to demonstrate how to cope with NTFS and EXT4 formatted drives. By logical extension, any format supported by Linux can be handled using the technique shown here. In all cases, the goal is to give user plex permission to read your media files which Linux doesn’t allow by default due to its strict security model. We will walk through the steps needed …

[Gamer127]

Thanks for your help.

And also well played: a subtle balance of providing the right answer and a friendly nudge to look properly myself in future.

[tom80H]

You’re certainly welcome to ask.
I personally prefer understanding where to find stuff (especially given that forum posts might go unseen/unanswered for some time)