I have a raspberry pi 4 plex server with an ntfs external usb drive mounted - /mnt/easystore which is running out of space so i’ve mounted a second ntfs external usb drive - /mnt/easystore1. From plex server perspective, i ‘think’ everything looks good. While logged into the pi 4, i can create a new folder (testpwg) on the 2nd drive (mnt/easystore1) with content, log into the plex server UI, create a new folder (testpwg) and link to the 2nd drive folder (mnt/easystore1/testpwg). I scan and the contents appears. My problem is: 1)From my Win pc, when i network into the raspberrypi plex directory, i can only see/edit folders on the 1st drive mnt/easystore and doesn’t include the testpwg folder on the 2nd drive mnt/easystore1. How do i get both drive content to appear so i can copy over files to the folders on the 2nd drive as well? 2)May be separate but related, when i delete the testpwg contents, after scanning, plex server UI still reflects the content even though its been deleted. This is not the same as what happens when i delete content on the 1st drive. Hopefully i’m making sense and probably an easy answer. I appreciate any assistance.
First order of business is to make certain the drive is properly mounted on the host.
If it’s not properly mounted there, it won’t work correctly over the LAN.
Need to confirm how the drive is mounted with the USB (the options, mount-point dir, and permisssions).
I’m going to point you to NFS and SMB/CIFS mount how-to’s as well
Give this a read through and see if it points out what you’ve overlooked.
Thank you Chuck for the quick response. I will review the links you’ve provided and respond. Much appreciated.
Finally figured it out - I had to update /etc/samba/smb.conf. After narrowing the issue down and testing updates to smb.conf, I updated the file to a level up from where my mounts exist (easystore & easystore1). I’ve mounted both drives under the /mnt/ folder so in smb.conf, the path is to this folder. I tested having both locations in the file but there was issues. Now from my laptop file explorer network, i can see the plex folder with both easystore and easystore2 folders and I can copy into either as i see fit. On the Plex Server for TV Shows example, I now point to both locations and Plex shows the combined content. Chuck, thank you so much for prompt response. Your links were good for me to review my current setup and confirm at least what I had was correct.
/etc/samba/smb.conf entry I updated:
[plex]
path = /mnt
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
public = no
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