# Moving Media Issue - help needed±

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-media-issue-help-needed/874830>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [April 12, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-media-issue-help-needed/874830 "2024-04-12T12:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![stath48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@stath48](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stath48)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-media-issue-help-needed/874830/1 "2024-04-12T12:59:40Z")

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I am trying to move my Home files from a 2TB external drive to a 4Tb drive. The Plex support article insists “Name the _new_ hard drive to the exact same name as the original drive”. My original drive is named “Backup Media”; so far, so good.

Unfortunately, my brand new Seagate drive will only accept names 12 words long (go figure why; I put it down to sheer stupidity or bloody mindedness) - so naming it “Backup Media” is impossible. The support article does not give an alternative solution! What can I do in this ludicrous situation?

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-media-issue-help-needed/874830/2 "2024-04-12T13:36:13Z")

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> [@stath48](#):
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> The Plex support article insists “Name the _new_ hard drive to the exact same name as the original drive”.

The support article suggests to reuse the same drive name/letter as the simplest way when upgrading a drive. You can use a total different name… this will require a few more touches in Plex (those are also explained in the support article).

[https://support.plex.tv/articles/201154537-move-media-content-to-a-new-location/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201154537-move-media-content-to-a-new-location/)

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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:** [July 11, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-media-issue-help-needed/874830/3 "2024-07-11T13:36:56Z")

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