# Plex Metadata DB seems missing

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [March 30, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819 "2025-03-30T21:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![FriendAUT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@FriendAUT](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FriendAUT)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819/1 "2025-03-30T21:13:30Z")

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Hi there,

my question is rather simple: ist there another path where Plex stores the metadata db?  
Small background: I wanted to run my Plex server on a Mac Mini (A casual game + stream station). Since SSD space is limited I bought an external SSD and installed Plex there. I searched the metadata db on the path of the official Plex HP but this folder is completly missing. To test things I linked my music library and somewhere on my system is this db, because the free diskspace decreases when I add stuff. To clarify: the db is not here: `~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server`. I even tried sudo into this folder, but nothing happend.

Does this db has an specific name, so I could grep it?

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819/2 "2025-03-30T22:12:06Z")

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The full path to the main Plex Media Server database is:  
`~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/ Plug-in Support/Databases/`  
And the database file name is:  
`com.plexapp.plugins.library.db`

So if, for example, you ran PMS as user “Bob,” the full path to the file would be:

```auto
'/Users/Bob/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db'

```

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**Author:** ![SE56](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/se56/32/222425_2.png) [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819/3 "2025-03-30T23:13:59Z")

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The `Tilde ~` as it is known denotes Home or User Directory. This Library now days is hidden on MacOS. You can find it in the `Go Menu` when you hold down the `Option Key`. This is why you could not find it in the obvious places.

@pshanew path as above will give what you need.

This tip from the link below offers a great way to create paths

> **[How to add a location bar to Finder on macOS](https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os/add-a-location-bar-to-finder-on-macos/)**
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> Finder shows the name of the current folder in the title bar. You can also enable a path bar if you want. The path bar appears at the bottom of the Finder

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**Author:** ![FriendAUT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@FriendAUT](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FriendAUT)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819/4 "2025-03-31T18:34:26Z")

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Hi there,

thanks for the quick replys. I must admit, I forgot about the ~ anotation in Linux based systems. It was a bit tricky, but I managed to get Plex up and running from my external SSD and it’s currently generating the db.

Br,  
Friend

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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:** [June 29, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-metadata-db-seems-missing/910819/5 "2025-06-29T18:34:36Z")

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