Server move Windows to Mac

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I need to move my Plex server from Windows 10 to a Late 2015 iMac running Sequoia 15.8 on OCLP 2.5.1.

My current setup: Lifetime Plex Pass. Small media library (~350GB). I do not share my library with anyone. I have 2 others who share their libraries with me. The usual IOS apps.

I don’t need to “migrate” or “transfer” from Windows to Mac. I am fine with stopping activity on Windows, installing a fresh setup on Mac, copying my library over, and setting up the Mac from scratch. Some questions: 1)Are there items I will need to change on my account? 2)Will I lose the libraries others have shared with me? 3)Can I just power off my Windows box and that’s it? 4) Does this have any effect on my IOS apps. 5)What else am I missing? 6)Is there an article other than https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/ available which seems to talk about moving between the same OS’s.

Thanks in advace

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  1. No
  2. No. Those are linked to your account, not your server.
  3. Yes; the old server will still be listed as “unavailable” for some time… you can speed that up by deleting it from the list of authorized devices (or manually signing it out from your account before shutting it down).
  4. No. At worst, you’ll find the new server and its libraries in the iOS app’s “All Libraries” section and have to favorite them.
  5. Nothing much. The only thing coming to mind is you might lose your watch status… this should work if you’ve enabled watch status syncing and the old libraries already use the current generation Plex agents.
  6. No, but you’re not really migrating but doing a clean new server setup. With that, the support article shouldn’t really matter.