Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's

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FAQ 21: After migrating from Windows to Synology

After moving (ZIP file – which can take a long time due to the number of files being moved) your Plex server from a Windows platform to any Linux platform, you must remove all the leftover Windows files which are known to cause problems.

The two important areas to purge are:

1. Plex / Library / Application Support / Plug-in Support / Caches
   

   

2. Plex / Library / Application Support / Plug-in Support / Data
   

   
   
   Do not purge Databases (this is your main database)

After purging the caches (removes all the files with CR/LF text files)

1. Start Plex.
2. For each Library section
   a. Scan Files
   b. Refresh All Metadata
   c. All to complete before advancing to the next section.

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