Server Version#: Version 4.145.1 Moving from Win10 to Linux Mint - Can I copy and restore data directory, or would I have to rescan all library files. I realize the drive designations in library setup would be different, but will I loose all the poster images, descriptions. etc.. and all that data …

Linux Mint not officially being supported aside… [image] Linux Tips Tips, Tricks & How-Tos Migration from another OS to Linux Cross OS migration is a multi-level process. Copy the PMS databases and metadata Update all the media locations to point to their ne…

Turns out, it’s not that simple. PMS created a new user ‘plex’ when it installed. ‘plex’ cannot see the media on myusb drives since they are ntfs windows created. So I made a group called ‘mediausers’ and added ‘plex’ and myself to it. The plan was so I can manage the files and Plex can also when…

[image] theMezz: But thanks for trying anyway This is one of the key reasons that Mint isnt supported, There are a LOT of things Mint does that makes life harder

Moving from Win10 to Linux Mint - Can I copy and restore data directory

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Moving from Win10 to Linux Mint - Can I copy and restore data directory

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