Why is it so hard. Can someone provide me some step by step to copy all the necessary Plex server files from my WD PR4100 to my windows computer? My computer has a far more powerful CPU and it will allow me to more easily stream movies to various tvs and such without getting jittery with Closed Caption like Plex server on the PR4100. I kinda figured out how to login with putty, but after that, all the different instructions is like stereo instructions. I can read the words, but I am lost. Please Help?
The WD is running Linux. I doubt that you can just move PLEX to windows. I would copy the media files to the Windows machine, install the windows version of PLEX and point to your libraries on the windows machine. It will have to recreate the libraries but it will more accurate than trying to ‘move’ things from different operating systems. And yes, moving TBs of info takes time.
You need to copy the Plex Data Folder from the WD to the Windows system.
See Move an Install to Another System.
Skip the “Copy Additional Server Settings” section. That does not apply when moving between different operating systems.
Copying the Plex Data Folder
Can you navigate to the Plex Data Folder using the file manager on the WD (their equivalent of Windows File Explorer)?
If so, navigate to the Plex Data Folder and see if there is an option to compress the folder (make a .zip, .gz, etc. file). Plex must be stopped when performing this step.
Copy the file to your PC, decompress (7-Zip.org is a good tool for this), and follow the steps in the “Move an Install…” document.
If you cannot navigate using the WD GUI, you’ll need to use the command line.
See Backup, Restore, or Clone your PMS installation for info on how to backup the Plex Data Folder.
Use the “Make the Backup Image” steps to create the backup of the Plex Data Folder.
The paths in the example are for a standard Linux installation. Adjust as needed for the WD.
For example, instead of /var/lib/plexmediaserver, use /mnt/HD/HD_a2/plex_conf/Plex Media Server/ (see Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located?).
Copy the file to your PC, then follow the rest of the steps in the “Move an Install…” document.
You can use 7-Zip to decompress the file on Windows. If you end up with a .tar file, decompress the .tar file. You should then see all the folders/files.
the WD gui was taken out in the new nas OS. I am TRYING to setup cloud access, and see if I can use web access to copy the files, but I am kinda lost. Networking and hardware I am good at, software… not so much.
Is there a way to reach those files using windows explorer, or is there another file app that can be downloaded/added to the NAS?
Or better yet, can I logout of the app on the NAS, and then somehow use PUTTY to access the directories and COPY them to a place where I can access them with windows explorer?
I’ve never used a WD NAS, so I do not know the file structure.
If you know the path to your home directory, you can tell the tar command where to create the backup file.
In the Linux example it creates the file in /nas/tmp.
You could substitute the path to your home directory for /nas/tmp.
If the CLI does not show the full path, use the command pwd (present working directory).
It should display the full path for your current location on the NAS.
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