Server Version#: 1.23.0.4497 Player Version#: Okay, so I’ve been happily running Plex for a few years now without issue. Thing is, the folder in the Users section has now grown to a size where it is clogging my drive. I left things at their default settings when I installed Plex without realising …

[image] [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows Tips, Tricks & How-Tos By default, Plex server stores all its own data on the system drive, in the AppData path of the Windows user. You might want to change that location, if your system dri…

Thank you very much for your assistance, and all the information you provided, this has been copied in case I need to do the same thing again later. Unfortunately my system only has one SSD slot so I can’t use a dedicated SSD for Plex, though when I finally get around to upgrading my desktop PC, I …

[image] Psyscape: I don’t currently want to replace my SSD as that would require a long and tedious argument with Microsoft over the Windows License as the hardware change would kick their authentication off. Normally, if the hard drive is the only thing you’re changing, this won’t require re…

Just as a further note, moving the data files to a new location, repointing the RegFile address and rebooting worked perfectly. Everything is up and running, load time is a teeny bit more extended but not so much that it is a problem, we’re talking maybe a couple of seconds. So, this will do for the…

[image] Psyscape: Thanks for the info there, like I said, I had no idea there were adapters or SSD designed to replace 2.5s. If your laptop has even an optical drive which you’re no longer using, you can swap that out with a mounting frame for another 2.5" hard drive or SSD.

Question regarding install location and AppData folder

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