Windows 10: Plex media Server not starting

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My server has been workings fine for years, and then when I went to check it today it wasn’t started. I went to try and start it manually and it won’t start up. I downloaded the server file and and tried to run a repair on it, but it still wont work. What is my next step? This is very annoying…

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Did you move the Plex data folder away from its default location to a different folder/drive?
If so, verify that this location is still

  • existent
  • accessible
  • has not gotten a different drive letter or folder name

If you have forgotten which drive letter you used, take a look into the windows registry.
The key LocalAppDataPath in the Plex branch of the registry holds the location, where Plex server is looking for its data.

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I found the issue but not sure how to fix yet. My server files were located on my H:/ drive and it looks like That drive has failed, therefore no longer exists. . How to I change it to a different location ? Do I have to delete and re-install? My movie and tv files are fine, on my external drive, but the main server location is gone

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@greg_p said:
I found the issue but not sure how to fix yet. My server files were located on my H:/ drive and it looks like That drive has failed, therefore no longer exists. . How to I change it to a different location ? Do I have to delete and re-install? My movie and tv files are fine, on my external drive, but the main server location is gone

That means you’ll have to:

  1. decide where your server files shall reside from now on
  2. put this location into the registry

or
remove the key LocalAppDataPath completely, which causes Plex server to fall back to its default location on the C: drive.

Either way, you will have to recreate your libraries, almost like a completely new installation.

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Yes I did change it not knowing what I was doing! Thank goodness I remember what the drive path was before I changed it!

There should be a warning stating this may lead to system issues if changed.

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