Server Version#: 1.32.3.7192 Player Version#: Version 4.100.1 After updating PMS from 1.32.3.7162 to 1.32.3.7192 The server is no longer using “LocalAppDataPath” set in the registry and has defaulted to using “C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server” which has mea…

[image] TempestWales: PMS is running a a SYSTEM service and the AppData sits on another internal drive. SYSTEM has the required permissions on that Folder. Did you change it only recently to run as a system service? Or did you recently change the Windows user account which is used to run the …

I don’t believe it was changed recently. I’ve set it to run with a Domain Account (Thats used to log into the server) rather than the Local System account, however it also still appears to be ignoring the Registry Key and running as a new blank Appdata folder.

If the registry value is not set, an new Plex data folder will be created in the default location for this Windows user account. So if you have set it, it might be in the wrong part of the registry. (i.e. in the branch which is used by a different Windows user account, but not the one which is used…

The Value is set and in the correct area (SID match) and the account logged on making the registry edit is the account used to run as a service. The Domain Controller will overwrite some of the user portion of the registry but doesn’t touch the Software area (Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software) wi…

[image] TempestWales: The server is no longer using “LocalAppDataPath” set in the registry and has defaulted to using “C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server” which has meant that my Libraries are no longer available. This should only be the case for the Plex…

Plex no longer using LocalAppDataPath registry to load Database

Plex Media Server

sa2000 June 15, 2023, 5:14pm 7

I have just added a post here PMS as a service - #1156 by sa2000

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Plex no longer using LocalAppDataPath registry to load Database

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