# Plex Media Server Disappeared

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-disappeared/867196>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows, plex-web\
**Created:** [January 23, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-disappeared/867196 "2024-01-23T19:11:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Aphrodite22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@Aphrodite22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Aphrodite22)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-disappeared/867196/1 "2024-01-23T19:11:16Z")

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Server Version#: unsure  
Player Version#: unsure  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>

My Windows computer (Lenovo Thinkstation s30) that ran my PMS (but did not hold my media files) died after a power outage on 1/13. At first it was still visible on my account as “disconnected”. After about 2 days of Plex not being able to connect to my server, it disappeared from my account completely. I would like to know why this happened. Also, if I am able to access the PMS application from the hdd (either via fixing the computer or using a hdd enclosure), would the server reappear?

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**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 23, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-disappeared/867196/2 "2024-01-23T19:52:12Z")

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Your clients only know of your server as a reference. If it’s no longer available (e.g. because it died or is no longer accessible) or it’s deleted from the list of authenticated devices, that reference will also be dropped from your account/clients.

If you can get the device to work and the app / server data directory are intact (or can be restored from a backup), you should be able to revive the server.  
That being said… keep in mind: the server as such resided 100% on your device. None of that is stored online by Plex.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-disappeared/867196/3 "2024-04-22T19:52:29Z")

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