# Plex Metadata Backup

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-backup/752875>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-truenas\
**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-backup/752875 "2021-10-25T00:13:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-backup/752875/1 "2021-10-25T00:13:27Z")

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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/)

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**Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-backup/752875/2 "2022-01-23T00:13:32Z")

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