This might seem like an illogical decision at first but there is a good reason for it.
Has anyone done this - if so are these the correct steps (I have referenced the Plex guide for moving PMS but there are no instructions for NAS > SHIELD.
- Stop the server on both devices
- Copy “Plex Media Server” from NAS (DSM7) to Shield (external USB drive setup with PMS)
- Start the server on Shield
- Sign out and back in PMS
- Remap the library
I had a lot of trouble with permissions and symbolic link errors till I worked out the file system on the Shield external USB drive formatted by Plex is Fat 32 which from my understanding doesn’t support permissions - connecting the ext, drive to a PC and copying via Windows 10 worked.
For anyone interested I am trying to prove a theory that PMS is corrupting its database on Shield, causing a blowout on metadata storage to what seems like 2-3TBs for the complete Plex Media Server folder.
In several tests the same folder with same indexed data and identical PMS settings is 10-15 times smaller when completely indexed by the NAS.
thanks in advance
