# Server migration not working

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-migration-not-working/941234>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [August 1, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-migration-not-working/941234 "2026-08-01T17:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrewma148](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@andrewma148](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andrewma148)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-migration-not-working/941234/18 "2026-08-07T02:05:31Z")

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The old machine is a HP, and the new machine is a Dell. I’m not switching back and forth between the computers, but maybe this will explain what you’re seeing?

On the HP, I checked like you advised earlier in this thread, and I was able to log into the server that had the libraries I’m trying to recover. So I:

- Made a copy of the Server Data on the HP as described [here](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202915258-where-is-the-plex-media-server-data-directory-located/), which is linked to in the [guide](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/), using the [instructions](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/7) I was shown in this thread.
- The Server Data I’m copying consists of the directory: `/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library`
- Stopped PSM on the HP, and logged out of the app, etc.
- Installed PSM on the Dell.
- Replaced the Server Data on the Dell with that from the HP.

I haven’t gotten out the HP since making the copy of the Server Data. So, I’m not switching back and forth between computers. I am using that same copy of the Server Data from the HP while attempting to recover the server on the Dell. Maybe that’s why you’re seeing both machines in the logs.

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