Migrating Plex database from old nas to new nas

[ChuckPa]

Here’s the whole process which is in the Syno FAQ (linked below)

On the FROM machine

1. Stop PlexMediaServer
2. Open FileStation
3. Open PlexMediaServer shared folder
4. Right-click AppData → Compress to AppData.zip
5. (It will take time to finish)
6. Now copy AppData.zip to the new machine’s PlexMediaServer folder.

On the new (TO) machine

1. Stop PlexMediaServer
2. Open FileStation
3. Open PlexMediaServer shared folder
4. Rename AppData → AppData.old
5. Unzip the AppData.zip.
6. You will see a new AppData created.
7. After it’s done (again it will take time)
8. You need to fix the underlying file ownership of the files in the PlexMediaServer shared folder. Here’s how to do it. (it makes the files you just moved to the machine match the PlexMediaServer user id on that machine.)

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and a few How-To's

FAQ 32: Repairing the PlexMediaServer shared folder While DSM 7 manages the permission of the PlexMediaServer shared folder itself, it does not manage the permission of files placed inside. This means any modification of permissions can cause PMS to fail. Frequent causes: Placing media in the shared folder – Which should NEVER be done. This is for PMS internal (metadata) use only. Special allowed case of adding plug-ins but must be installed correctly. One of the biggest confusion po…