Moving Plex Database

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Hello,

Sorry i know this has probably been asked a few times. I am using a RPi 2 and i want to move the Plex database to my USB hard drive. I have tried using the Symlink and tried using the instructions on here.

Once i got to the end and i removed the original data, plex then started up a new server as im guessing it couldnt see the files.

How am i able to do this please, i’ve been trying for almost 2 days now, im sure i must be missing something simple

Currently i have my plex data backed up to my USB drive, but dont know how to get Plex to look at it.

Many thanks,

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Just create a systemd drop-in that overrides the default PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR. It’s all explained in the following link. Make sure Linux user plex has write permissions for this directory.

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Thanks for your response. I have tried to follow this previously.

Step 1. Create directory… I try to create and it says it already exists. I then go to that directory and it’s not there.

I try to do “nano etc/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.d/override.conf”

It then tells me the directly DOESNT exist…

Sorry I’m pretty new to all this. I’ve managed to setup quite a few services with guides, but I’m stumped with this.

Should I purge Plex and start fresh?

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Deleted the foldder and recreated.

Add the override file but put in the location of my HDD instead

Have Plex access to folder for override file.

Deleted out of Var/lib/

Loaded Plex. All metadata is there. So hoping that’s done it now.

Thanks for your help

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