
Open Windows Explorer (Windows Key+E) and then navigate to the folder containing the Plex Media Server folder from step 3.Log out of the current user account and then log into the account you would like to use with Plex.
You can even copy that start up value and then move that to the other account, as well. The section titled Stopping Plex Media Server from starting up will outline how to stop Plex from launching from this account. This will save the Plex registry settings to a file that you can then import on the other account.Īt this point, you may also want to remove the registry key that causes Plex to launch at start up for this account.
Select the same location you copy the folders to in step 3, and give the file a name and click the Save button. key name and select Export from the popup menu. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Plex, Inc. Next, open a run prompt (Windows Key+R) and type regedit.exe and then press ENTER to open the registry editor. This will make a copy of the Plex data directory into another folder that all accounts on your system will have access to read. Copy the "Plex Media Server" folder to a shared folder, such as Public Documents or the "C:\ProgramData" folder. In Windows Explorer (Windows Key+E), enter the following in the address bar at the top: %LOCALAPPDATA%. If you just install Plex, or haven't moved the data before, then you should log in as an administrator
Log in as the account that contains the Plex data you would like to move. Use the steps outlined below to move the Plex Media Server data. There are two places where Plex stores its data: in a folder under the user account's local application data and in the registry for the current user. However, if you wish to move the install to a different user, then this page will explain how you can accomplish this. If the administrator account is the only account that you use on your system, then you won't need to change the Plex Media Server install to a different user. This also means that the Plex Media Server will only start when the administrator account is logged into the machine. This means all the data associated with the installation of Plex is stored under the administrator account. By default, when you install Plex Media Server it is installed under the administrator account.