Migration from Windows to Synology NAS

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Yes, the process is unchanged.

You need to get the Windows server files in the Plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server structure, and with the permissions for PlexMediaServer to have ‘Full Control’ permissions so the DSM 7 installation package can do what it needs to do.

What’s happening is we’re placing the windows files where DSM 6 server files would be. The installer sees those files and does a normal import/migration into DSM 7

You can also refer here:

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

FAQ 26 - Migrate from another OS → DSM 7 Migrating from another PMS installaton to Synology DSM 7 requires a little bit of up-front work. The basic procedure is: Prepare the existing installation for copying Create a “Plex” shared folder on DSM which will be the base share for importing. Create the folders “Plex/Library/Application Support” Copy the “Plex Media Server” folder and contents into “Application Support” Manually set permissions of the Plex share, and all files in the shared fo…