Moving Database to another location

[Antigravity83]

Hi

Plex keeps adding new content with a future date - so I’m thinking I might need to move my database to a less utilised drive.

All instructions online reference a setting in the PMS UI called "‘The path where local application data is stored’ - however this seems to have been removed from the Plex UI.

So how do I move the Database to a different folder now?

Running Ubuntu 18.04

Thanks

David

[ChuckPa]

David,

If PMS is adding your media with a future date, Please check:

1. Your TimeZone and region settings.
2. The system clock.

Moving your PMS library is very easy.

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[Antigravity83]

@ChuckPa

If PMS is adding your media with a future date, Please check:

1. Your TimeZone and region settings.
2. The system clock.

It’s adding some new content 78 years in the future. It’s not my system clock or timezone settings

@ChuckPa

Moving your PMS library is very easy.

I didn’t mention initially that I’m running a docker image - so I just moved the config folder and changed the volume reference.

[ChuckPa]

I will release this to the Docker side as I’m not sure how to deal with Docker. (don’t understand the nuances)