I recently got a new (to me) iMac. ive set up and run Plex server at least 10 times before, never had a single problem. I finally decided to use an external SSD as my start up drive. My PLEX media library is also on an external drive (always has been, same library that ive used on 3 different machines) but now PLEX server doesn’t see the media or the sub folders. I can’t add my library to the server. if I plug the same library (external) into my Mac mini, it works fine, but on new Mac it won’t see the files or folders. I even changed permissions not he drive to read and write all, and that didn’t help. PLEX won’t even see the sub folders on the main drive. and if I type the path it, it doesn’t make a difference. This is super weird, because if I start up on the internal drive, that PLEX server works. Any help?
It’s also worth looking into your Mac’s system settings (security > privacy); making sure the Plex Media Server app is authorized to access that type of drive / volume.
thank you both. I granted access, (I could see the folders now) now I am completely uninstalling and rebooting. will let you know after I reinstall. not sure why this is doing this on this iteration of my machine… really strange.
fixed. thank you both! I don’t know why the previous exactly the same install on a different volume didn’t restrict access. but now its working. thank you both again!
