Moving Plex Metadata from Win10 to DSM7

Plex Media Server
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@steve121

Yes there is.

  1. Stop and uninstall + Erase the DSM 7 Plex app if you’ve already installed it.

  2. Create shared folder Plex (capitalization is important)

  3. In it, create

Library/
  Application Support/

  1. Before you move your data, on the Windows server, turn OFF ALL automatic updating actions. (The media locations are different as seen by the NAS and we don’t want to lose your metadata)

  2. Stop Plex

  3. ZIP the Plex Media Server folder

  4. Copy that to the Plex shared folder

  5. Unzip it.

  6. Find the Plex Media Server folder you just got from the unZIP

  7. Move it under Application Support

  8. The resultant structure should be Plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/your-server-metadata-here

  9. With everything moved, Install the DSM 7 app from Plex.tv/downloads – Don’t use the one from Package Center (too old and doesn’t work with DSM 7 final release).

  10. It will make you change a lot of permissions. Do as it instructs – don’t miss anything.

  11. Depending on how much data you’re bringing over, it can take a few minutes to several hours or even days. Do NOT interrupt it. It doesn’t get stuck / hang. It is a very in-depth process to import.

  12. When it’s finally done, you won’t find any media. – not a problem.

  13. EDIT each Library section’s folder list - ADD the new locations. DO NOT remove anything yet.

  14. As you edit each section and add media folder locations, it will start scanning.
    (If the folder appears blank – Control Panel - Shared folders - Permissions - grant “system internal user” PlexMediaServer permission to read)

Here is the documentation which shows everything.

This is a Detail Rich process. Take your time to understand it BEFORE you start else you’ll end up repeating it. :slight_smile:

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