I am about to upgrade my plexserver, however this PATH that the forums show for the plexdata.. i see to be missing… [Capture] Has it been moved to a different place??

I’m assuming you are referring to the apppath preference [Capture] It was removed for security reasons. [image] Plex Media Server Announcements Plex Media Server 1.19.3.2764 is now available to everyone NEW: (Web) Updated to 4.30.2 FIXES: (DVR) Postprocessing scri…

[image] Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located? | Plex Support The main Plex Media Server data directory location will vary based on your operating system. Below are the default locations....

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 n…

[image] tom80H: Example: D:DataPlexData 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 ?

[image] HAT_PLEX_GHOST: 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 li…

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

Location of plexdata? Missing the setting?

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NewPlaza May 11, 2020, 12:15am 2

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)

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Location of plexdata? Missing the setting?

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