Migration of Metadata from Windows to DSM 7.0 Plex

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Here we go – Ride the wild software time.

On Windows

  1. Turn off all automatic updating
  2. Disable “Empty Trash”
  3. Save those settings
  4. Stop Plex
    (we’re about to clone it)
  5. Create a ZIP file of the “Plex Media Server” folder (the one that contains all the metadata underneath it)

On DSM

  1. Create a shared folder named Plex (case sensitive)
  2. In that shared folder, create this structure (old DSM 6 'cuz it’s easiest)
Plex/
  Library/
    Application Support/

  1. Copy the ZIP file to the Plex shared folder

  2. Unzip the ZIP

  3. After unzipping move the contents if needed to product the following structure

Plex/
  Library/
    Application Support/
      Plex Media Server     <-- this will have come from Windows machine

  1. Download PlexMediaServer from https://plex.tv/downloads for your Syno

  2. Manual install that SPK file

  3. As it installs, it will find the “Plex” shared folder and immediately (while installing) start migrating it to the DSM 7 structure.

  4. Depending on how much data you have, you might be here a few minutes → hours → whenever.

  5. Open a new window to the Synology, Open the Plex share. Look at the file “Migration.log” . You’ll be able to follow the progress

In case you need to see the steps about granting permissions.