Move Plex application folder to SATA or USB share on Synology

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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I would like to move the application folder / metadata of PMS to eSATA or USB share (SSD), connected to my Synology DS415+ (actual media files will be still stored on Volume 1). I have four HDD installed, making up volume 1 (so no spare slots for SSDs, except USB/eSATA).

Is it possible to accomplish this?

I followed the steps described here: Move plex application folder

However, I can’t get it to work. After the second install, Plex installer re-creates Plex folder on Volume1, it does not want to “see” my new Plex share on eSATA share. It appears that the problem is in the fact that Synology cannot create a volume on USB/eSATA external drive.

Is there a workaround available?

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no. not possible for precisely the reasons you state

moving it to USB or e-SATA would be far slower anyway.

media is more easily moved although potentially unreliable for playback due to USB spinning down

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Thank you.

I agree there does not seem to be an “official” way to do this, but why? Plex for Android and Windows both have the option of moving the metadata, why Synology version was restricted in that way is beyond me.

Anyway, I followed helpful instructions by JM Casler here: https://www.casler.org/wordpress/synology-ssd-cache-on-external-devices/

and changed /etc/synoinfo.conf and /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf as follows:

usbportcfg=”0x00″
esataportcfg=”0x00″
internalportcfg=”0xffffff”
maxdisks=”24″

I then created a Volume 2 on my eSATA SSD and installed Plex there along with all its metadata folders. Bingo! All that is left is to arrange a regular Hyperbackup to volume 1 (now with eSATA SSD “internalised” it is not a problem either).

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I did not make the restriction – Synology did

Needing to modify system configuration file, and its backup, confirms Synology didn’t want it done.

There are many things I’ve had to comply with but didn’t want to.

I must comply to their configurations if I wish to have the package published in Package Center. ( They review all packages before publishing )

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