# Transfering Plex database to a bigger hard drive **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [November 30, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954 "2019-11-30T01:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/1 "2019-11-30T01:10:30Z")
Hello, I installed an internal hard drive with more capacity just to handle my ever-growing Plex database. Is there a proven and safe way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![JasonNalley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jasonnalley/32/24210_2.png) [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/2 "2019-11-30T01:13:59Z")
Do you want to transfer the Database? Or your files? Those are 2 different things… If you want to transfer your files to the larger drive follow these steps: Copy Hard Drive A to New Hard Drive B Once the copy is complete, shut down Plex Change the Drive Letter of Hard Drive A to something else Change the Drive Letter of Hard Drive B to what Hard Drive A used to be Start Plex. If you want to transfer the Database, then you need to follow this: > [@Moving Metadata on Windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-metadata-on-windows/93436/3): > > This post is no longer up-to-date. Please go here for the current version of the instructions: [[HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-an-extended-guide-on-how-to-move-the-plex-data-folder-on-windows/197060/1) End plex go to the ‘Services’ control panel of Windows and Stop the ‘Plex Update Service’ copy this folder and all its content to the new location C:\Users\\\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server The copy process can take several hours if you have a fairly big library. start plex go to Settings - Server - Gene… ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/3 "2019-11-30T01:16:02Z")
Just my database. ---
**Author:** ![JasonNalley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jasonnalley/32/24210_2.png) [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/4 "2019-11-30T01:16:42Z")
Then use the forum post I linked… ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/5 "2019-11-30T02:45:57Z")
Thanks for your help, it didn’t work, I’m sure I did something wrong. I copied AppData\Local\Plex Media Server to the new hard drive, in my case hard drive letter L. I clicked on the new hard drive and pasted it right there. should I go to users, etc? I went to Plex/general and changed the path name and rebboted, but it didn’t work. I put the old path back and it is working, so the way I linked it is wrong ---
**Author:** ![JasonNalley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jasonnalley/32/24210_2.png) [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/6 "2019-11-30T02:53:01Z")
So, you created L:\plexdata Copied the “Plex Media Server” Folder into there And then you pointed Plex at L:\plexdata in the settings\>server\>general\> clicked “Show Advanced” and pasted into ther field that says “The Path where local application data is stored”? ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/7 "2019-11-30T03:19:19Z")
I tried again and now when I reboot the computer I get "Plex madia server was not able to open the media database, and I can’t go any further than that. I am not able to even open the plex server at this point. ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/8 "2019-11-30T03:23:29Z")
I got the Plex server to work again. where do i specifically paste the copied data folder, just anywhere on the new hard drive, or does it need to go in a specific location? ---
**Author:** ![JasonNalley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jasonnalley/32/24210_2.png) [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/9 "2019-11-30T04:19:38Z")
Create a folder called “Plexdata” on the new Hard drive. And paste the folder “Plex Media Server” from C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ into that “Plexdata” folder, so it looks like this: L:\Plexdata\Plex Media Server\ Then in Plex, go to settings\>server\>general\> click “Show Advanced” and paste L:\Plexdata into the field that says “The Path where local application data is stored” ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/10 "2019-11-30T04:38:44Z")
Doing it right now, I will let you know how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![luigy39](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/76d3ee/32.png) [@luigy39](https://forums.plex.tv/u/luigy39)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/11 "2019-11-30T04:53:12Z")
Thank you for your patience and your help my friend, success at last. ---
**Author:** ![JasonNalley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jasonnalley/32/24210_2.png) [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/12 "2019-11-30T05:02:19Z")
No worries, glad you got it working 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rmartin686\_msn\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df788c/32.png) [@rmartin686\_msn\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rmartin686_msn_com)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/13 "2019-11-30T12:56:35Z")
Hi Rick here. I added a second drive to my Plex app. After some poking around, I got the Plex app on my controlling W7 laptop to finally recognize this second drive (for Movies). However, I cannot get the Plex app on my Roku (connected to my TV) to also see the new drive. I’ve tried everything I can think of. Any help in that arena would be greatly appreciated. Txs - Rick ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transfering-plex-database-to-a-bigger-hard-drive/498954/14 "2020-02-28T12:56:36Z")
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