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Aspirant

Sep 01, 2020

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Readynas rn202 copy folder to windows via ssh

Hi,

I have my NAS running a plex server, and after a failed update to plex and a loss of the plex database not media, I am looking at backing up some items a bit.

I have found where the plex data is stored and found that I can get access to the data via powershell however I am struggling to copy said data.

I wish to copy the following location \.apps\plexmediaserver\medialibrary\plex media server\ to my windows PC

Using powershell I have mapped T: to the readynas and done:

copy-item "t:\.apps\plexmediaserver\medialibrary\plex media server\" -destination "C:\plexbackup\"

It creates a folder called plexbackup on the W10 C drive however it does not copy the contents of the \.apps\plexmediaserver\medialibrary\plex media server\ folder

How should I go about copying this data?

Thanks

Sput

Sput
Sep 02, 2020
Hi StephenB

Thanks for the suggestion, I am clealy getting something simple wrong as I know its possible, I resorted to using WinSCP to give me a GUI to get to the required folder and download the plex database data.

Thankyou so much for the perseverance with me and helpful advice.

Sput

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aks-2
Apprentice
Sep 01, 2020
Where is the mapping to the ReadyNAS actually pointing (not sure you can map directly to that folder). I think you may need to copy the interested files to a 'share' that is mappable.
- Sput
  Aspirant
  Sep 01, 2020
  The folder that I have mapped to is not one of the shares which are visible / made from within the GUI of the nas, but a folder for one of the apps that I have running on the nas.
  
  I installed Plex from the admin gui, and as per the following link
  https://support.plex.tv/articles/202915258-where-is-the-plex-media-server-data-directory-located/
  
  There is a folder where the database etc for plex is stored on the nas. After SSH into the nas I was able to find that there is a .apps folder, and I used powershell to map a folder to \\nas\.apps\ as the T: drive, and from there I was able to use powershell to navigate the folder structure to find the plex data that is mentioned in the link above.
  
  Many thanks
  Sput
  - aks-2
    Apprentice
    Sep 01, 2020
    I don't think you can reach that folder via (SMB) shares, which is what your copy is doing. You can see it via SSH, but to reach the data you will need to first copy it to a visible location (I hasten to add, I think). I have a RN214, but not reachable right now to try.