Server Version#: 4.20.2
I recently rebuilt my pc with a new motherboard and hard drive and reloaded windows with a fresh copy of Win 10 Version 1909. I installed PMS and followed the instructions below except the old pc was no longer running and I had to manually copy the files. I did not copy the registry settings and that may be where I went wrong-
### Sign Out and Stop the Plex Media Server on the Destination System
After installation is complete on the destination system:
1. Sign out of your account under Settings > Server > General in Plex Web App
2. Quit/exit the Plex Media Server so that it is no longer running
## Copy From the Source System
You’ll want to make a copy of the content in the directory listed below for your operating system. First stop/quit/exit Plex Media Server on the Source system.
Tip! : In many cases, you may find it faster to “zip” or “tar” (or similar) the contents of the data directory before transferring them to the destination system. The larger your library, the more useful this may be for you as it could otherwise take a very long time to copy thousands of individual small metadata files.
Tip! : For Windows and Linux systems, you can exclude the Cache directory if you wish. That can save space and time in the transfer.
### Windows
On Windows, the content is located inside of the user directory.
* *%LOCALAPPDATA%Plex Media Server* *
#### Registry
Additional server settings are contained in the registry. You may wish to save/export these registry values to import into the destination system.
* *HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePlex, Inc.Plex Media Server* *
## Place on the Destination System
Using the copy of the content you previously made, place it in the location specified for your operating system.
Note : You’ll need to replace any of the existing files and subdirectories that will be there from the installation you performed earlier.
Tip! : If you zipped/tarred the content earlier, you’ll want to expand it on the destination system before placing it in the appropriate location.
See the earlier details for specific location information for various devices and operating systems.
For Linux/NAS systems, make sure that the directories and contents are all owned by plex:plex (or whichever user you have running Plex Media Server under).
### Reboot the Destination System
This isn’t necessary on all systems, but it can help ensure that anything resident in memory has been cleared out.
Tip! : Rebooting is necessary on OS X systems running OS X Yosemite or newer due to how those versions retain plist files in memory.
### Start the Plex Media Server
Start/launch the Plex Media Server on the destination system now that your old data is in place.
### Launch Plex Web App
Open your Plex Web App and you should see your libraries, though your content is unlikely to work yet.
Related Page : Opening Plex Web App
### Sign Out and Back in to the Server
Under Settings > Server > General in Plex Web App, sign out of the server (if you’re signed in) and then sign back in. This will update connection information for your apps to use and will also ensure you have a valid certificate to make use of secure connections.
After all of this, when I open PMS I see my new computer name on the left and then below that I see my old server name, but there is a message that says-
{Server Name} is currently unavailable
