# Move PLEX library location

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-plex-library-location/703121>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-plex-library-location/703121 "2021-03-23T02:32:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![digitalpurchase999\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@digitalpurchase999\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/digitalpurchase999_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-plex-library-location/703121/1 "2021-03-23T02:32:18Z")

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Server Version#: most recent  
Player Version#: n/a  
My PLEX library is growing and needs to be moved.

Can I just copy the current library and then add it as a ‘new’ library and after that is complete delete the old library?

Any tips or tricks would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-plex-library-location/703121/2 "2021-03-23T02:44:27Z")

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> [@Moving PMS 'Library'](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-pms-library/197342):
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> Moving Plex’s metadata (Library) directory on systemd based systems This information is intended for those systems where cat /proc/1/comm returns systemd. If your system returns init, please see the next post in this thread. While you may change /lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service, it is under the control of the package manager and subject to replacement without warning at any time during an update. To provide stability, systemd allows creation of an override.conf file to customiz…

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-plex-library-location/703121/3 "2021-06-21T02:45:08Z")

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