# Plex Media Server Backup **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-truenas\ **Created:** [October 25, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008 "2021-10-25T13:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![epke\_michael\_yahoo\_com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/epke_michael_yahoo_com/32/210738_2.png) [@epke\_michael\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/epke_michael_yahoo_com)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008/1 "2021-10-25T13:53:25Z")
This question is for people who made TrueNas plex servers. The below links only helped with FreeNas and I couldn’t find “plexdata” files mentioned. I want to Be able to save to an external device, just for my own piece of mind. Thanks! Is there a way to save the way your library is organized so that in the event you need to recreate it, you can do so from a “backup”? does that make sense? Ex: All the time and effort used for saving movie posters and editing movie names, years(released), etc. I’ve looked at the following links: 1. [Backing Up Plex Media Server Data | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/) 2. [Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located? | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202915258-where-is-the-plex-media-server-data-directory-located/) ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008/2 "2021-10-25T22:15:26Z")
The directory locations are not impact by whether you are using FreeNAS or TrueNAS, but they are impacted by whether you are using the IXSystrms plug-in or just have Plex installed in a plain jail. ---
**Author:** ![epke\_michael\_yahoo\_com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/epke_michael_yahoo_com/32/210738_2.png) [@epke\_michael\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/epke_michael_yahoo_com)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008/3 "2021-10-25T22:36:51Z")
I don’t understand your response. I apologize. Pretty sure I made it a plain jail. ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008/4 "2021-10-26T01:32:05Z")
> [@epke\_michael\_yahoo\_com](#): > > This question is for people who made TrueNas plex servers. The below links only helped with FreeNas and I couldn’t find “plexdata” files mentioned. I’m saying: ![red_herring1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/4/c/1/4c1ed7e34e637be4510a5d68c4815415caab00f3.png) Here you go: > [@Poster not updating on my new server setup](https://forums.plex.tv/t/poster-not-updating-on-my-new-server-setup/570899/13): > > It’s /mnt/JAILDRIVENAME/iocage/jails/PLEXJAILNAME/root/usr/local/plexdata-plexpass ( if you’re doing this from within the jail it’s just /usr/local/plexdata-plexpass ) If you didn’t move it somewhere else it’s using this default location. You might try applying a chown -R plex:plex to this, in case the files are not all owned by Plex so it cannot modify them right now. But I wouldn’t worry about that until you can reach the server from the local IP at least. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-backup/753008/5 "2022-01-24T01:32:14Z")
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