# (NAS) Migration utility **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 28, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nas-migration-utility/215772 "2017-11-28T22:08:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kpedrick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kpedrick/32/10448_2.png) [@kpedrick](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kpedrick)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nas-migration-utility/215772/1 "2017-11-28T22:08:18Z")
I see this feature was requested several years ago and supported by many so it’s time to bring this topic back! Upon purchasing a new (Synology) NAS I have spent countless hours trying to migrate but I keep running into new problems and have therefore still not succeded in a successfull migration to my huge frustration. I therefore request an easy-to-use migration utility!! ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nas-migration-utility/215772/2 "2021-01-14T00:58:24Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Make transferring server to new machine simple and easy](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-transferring-server-to-new-machine-simple-and-easy/509672): > > I suggest a simple solution to moving your library to a new machine. I don’t understand why it has to be so difficult. Plex needs an option for users to easily bundle their necessary files and then install them on the new machine. I’ve tried multiple times with multiple machines and never had any luck moving my server to a new machine without having to build my metadata back up from scratch. I’ve read the instructions but it never works. Instructions are unclear or incomplete. Would it be so ha… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nas-migration-utility/215772/3 "2021-06-10T00:43:08Z")