I am about to upgrade my plexserver, however this PATH that the forums show for the plexdata.. i see to be missing…
Has it been moved to a different place??
I’m assuming you are referring to the apppath preference
It was removed for security reasons.
- (Security) Remove the Windows AppData path preference from the web app (#11355)
so… how do we get to it???
thank. However i am wanting to put in in a different path like p\plexdata… where in the software can i give a new path??
As you’re on Windows, you can edit change this setting within your Registry.
On Windows, the preferences are available in the registry. To access settings related to Plex Media Server:
- Open the “regedit” application
- Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Plex, Inc.\Plex Media Server\- Create a new entry named as per the options below and add the correct value, or else edit an existing value
When creating the registry entry, be sure to choose the correct type:
- String, path, or other text:
String Value- Integer or boolean:
DWORD (32-bit) Value
LocalAppDataPath
Values: path
Description: Set the location of of the Plex Media Server data directory (Windows only).
Example:D:\Data\PlexData
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201105343-advanced-hidden-server-settings/
Edit: fixed the example… learning; never just copy&paste bad content 
Just make sure you add the back-slashes to your path. The above help article doesn’t show that.
D:\DataPlexData
ok… so then how will I go about setting up a new server…
install the plexserver software, THEN create the registry entry??
OR setup the libraries THEN edit the registry ?
Absolutely the first one.
Install, THEN edit the registry… or edit registry then install PMS
It will be (sortof)to late if you already start creating libraries
thank you for the help… this will help out tomorrow morning…
I am copying the PLEXDATA to my new SSD HDD now, then will be ready to setup in the morning
Article in Tips & Tricks has been updated. It answers all these questions, I hope: [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows
If you do it while the server is still running, you’ll end up with a damaged database file.
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