Moved my Plex Libararies, now permissions changed and error loading libraries

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.15.4.919
Player Version#: 3.83.1

I have my media library on an external Seagate Drive and a Windows 10 machine. My old computer ran Plex fine, but it crashed. When I connected my external drive to my new computer, all the permissions on every file of my external drive have been changed, I have to manually reset them to allow any program to access them, move them or delete them. My Plex Media libraries just displays a general “There was an unexpected error loading the dashboard” error and none of my media files will display, even the ones where I’ve restored permissions.

Before I go through the process of manually restoring permissions on hundreds (or thousands) of media files, is there something I can do to get my media files to once again display in my libraries?

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I’ve seen this once or twice.
If the permissions are jacked up then I would take ownership of the drive.

That should fix any issues you(and programs if ran on the same account as you) have.

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Here is another option: http://lallouslab.net/2013/08/26/resetting-ntfs-files-permission-in-windows-graphical-utility/

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This is saving me a huge amount of time in restoring ownership permissions, thank you! I’m still seeing the error in the Plex library though. I can’t see any of my files through the Plex Media Server.

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Exit plex while you do the transfer. Exit as many programs running aswell. They may cause hiccups on the ownership transfer.

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And that was the problem. I exited Plex, restarted my server, and all my media files are now visible again. Thanks for the quick suggestions and answers. I’m back up and running.

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