Windows PCs use SMB protocol. Ownership and permissions won’t have been preserved at all in the ‘Drag & Drop’ because SMB doesn’t understand Linux permissions.
By copying, you have a mirrored clone of the first.
If this is desired. and you’ll never have both on at the same time. then OK.
If you want both on, that’ll need addressing.
The steps you’ll need to do (there’s quite a few)
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Stop Plex
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Run this Scheduled Task to set the file ownership and permissions for all files (Plex’s internal files) which are in the PlexMediaServer shared folder.
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After you receive the notification email of the task’s successful completion.
– Open FileStation
– Navigate to PlexMediaServer
– In the left panel, Right-ClickPlexMediaServer→ Properties → Permissions tab -
Ensure
PlexMediaServershows here.
– If not, clickCreate, search down the list forPlexMediaServer
– Click anywhere else once to close that popup (it’s a bit fussy)
– Grant Read-Write permission to PlexMediaServer -
Your final permissions minimally will have
PlexMediaServerlisted
( I have myself because of my development work ) -
In the lower left corner
Apply to this folder, sub-folders and files- Check the box. -
Click SAVE
When it’s complete, the permissions of the PlexMediaServer shared folder will be repaired.
I urge to NOT put anything in that folder as the permissions are easily damaged and will result in failure like what you see.
Make sense ?
