Plex running really slow after moving supporting appdata folders

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.22.1.4275
Player Version#: 4.53.0

I’ve recently had to move the plex App Data folder structure using the recommended method of updating the registry with the steps detailed here. I have moved it from the OS SSD to a standard HDD (not sure if that’s the sole reason), because now loading plex takes up to 5 minutes just for the home page.
Previously it was almost instantaneous. I was expecting some lag moving it from an SSD but no where near this much.

Plex Media Server.log (3.6 MB)

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No, it should not take 5 minutes to load the home page. Sounds like something went wrong.

Restart PMS, wait 3 minutes without doing anything, load Plex web and wait for the home page to load. Grab the entire PMS log package from settings and post the zip file here.

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Could you determine the brand and model name of the HDD?

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I have updated the post with the latest log file.

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It’s a WD Red 4TB NAS drive.

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Could you please cite the actual model number/code?

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Actually I tell a lie, I just removed the WD 4TB. The drive is actually a Seagate 4TB ST4000VN000-1H4168.

Is that the code you were after?

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Please turn of verbose logging and try again.

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Yes, thank you.

Originally, I was afraid that your drive is using “shingled magnetic recording”.
But that doesn’t seem to be case. (Otherwise it would be even slower, I reckon.)

Still, this drive is a relatively slow one. It has lower platter RPMs, and only a fraction of the cache size of its larger siblings.

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