Trying to free up space on main hard drive

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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I am trying to free up space on my hard drive and followed the directions on the following thread:

Now my plex server wont start at all, wondering if there are some files I should have kept in the original location and not to my NTFS USB3 drive.

Any recommendations? Feeling kinda stuck right now.

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You should always try to keep that data on an internal drive.
Did you complete the move of the files, then changed the data folder path in Plex and only then re-started the Plex Media Server?

From https://support.plex.tv/articles/202529153-why-is-my-plex-media-server-directory-so-large/

Relocate your Plex Media Server Data Directory

If the underlying issue is that you’re running out of space on a small boot drive, for instance, then the easiest solution is often simply to relocate the Plex Media Server data directory.

Tip! : When relocating the data directory, you should make sure you do so to an internal drive on your computer (hard drive or SSD). Moving to a network location can result in poor, unexpected, or even completely broken behavior.

Windows

For Windows installations, you can make use of the The Path where Local Application Data is Stored general server setting. Refer to information about that setting for details.

Related Page : General

From https://support.plex.tv/articles/200289496-general/

Windows Specific Settings

The path where local application data is stored

You can set the location where your Plex Media Server data directory is located. This is the path to the directory containing the Plex Media Server folder.

Note : Altering this setting will not move the data for you. You will need to ensure the data is in the desired location yourself.

Warning! : You should not specify a location that resides on a network share/disk.

Related Page : Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located?

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Yes. I stopped the service and shut down plex. Moved the folder. Once moved I restarted plex and moved the location in plex advanced settings. Then I restarted the computer.

Plex wont start at all now.

I moved it off my main drive because I only have 1 internal drive which is 250G. Apparently my plex folder is 175G, that leaves not much space for anything once windows is on there too.

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Check the registry for Plex‘ LocalAppDataPath to verify the change has been applied (and is valid) -> see https://support.plex.tv/articles/201105343-advanced-hidden-server-settings/
Check if you can find the log files with some input on the crash / startup issues there.

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