# Reinstall from scratch DSM7

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-synology\
**Created:** [May 10, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reinstall-from-scratch-dsm7/715152 "2021-05-10T23:51:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reinstall-from-scratch-dsm7/715152/2 "2021-05-11T00:16:38Z")

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If you use the DSM 7 packaging tools I provide, management isn’t difficult.

Perhaps it would be most helpful to

1. Read what’s changed
2. Look at the new menu system and tools I’ve provided with the installer GUI for managing this type issue. (next post in this same thread )

> [@DSM 7 - Plex Media Server - Release Info & Migration instructions](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dsm-7-plex-media-server-forum-preview/653717):
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> Plex Media Server for Synology DSM 7 - Release This document is to share changes made with DSM 7 and resolve any unforeseen issues before you attempt migrating to DSM 7 for Plex use YOU ARE URGED TO READ THIS THREAD COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING OR ASKING QUESTIONS DO NOT INSTALL Synology BETA software UNLESS INSTRUCTED. This thread is a LIVING document. Expect it to change. Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) has undergone significant changes in version 7.0. Many of those changes affected …

If you installed PMS through Package Center, you will want to install our updated version. Synology has not updated from us in some time.

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