How To Change Mounting Point for Plex Media Manager on Ubuntu

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the process of changing the mounting point for Plex Media Manager on your Ubuntu system. This process is essential when Plex is not recognizing your partition or when you want to organize your media files in a specific directory.

Understanding Mounting Points

In Linux, a mount point is a directory where a mounted filesystem is attached. When you mount a filesystem, you make it available to the system’s user. The mounting point can be any empty directory, but conventionally it is a directory under /mnt or /media.

Identifying the UUID of the Partition

The first step in changing the mounting point is to identify the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) of the partition you want to change.

You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo blkid

This command will display the UUIDs for all partitions. Note down the UUID for the partition you want to change the mounting point for.

Modifying the fstab File

The next step is to modify the /etc/fstab file. This file is used to define how disk partitions, various other block devices, or remote filesystems should be mounted into the filesystem.

Open the /etc/fstab file by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

In the /etc/fstab file, locate the line that references the partition you want to change the mounting point for. It will look something like this:

UUID="xxxx-xxxx" /media/Radi ext4 defaults,user,auto 0 1

Here, UUID="xxxx-xxxx" is the unique identifier for your partition. /media/Radi is the current mount point, and ext4 is the type of the filesystem. defaults,user,auto are the mount options, and 0 1 are the dump and pass numbers, respectively.

Change the mount point /media/Radi to your desired location. For example:

UUID="xxxx-xxxx" /media/NewMountPoint ext4 defaults,user,auto 0 1

After making the changes, save and exit the file. In nano, you can do this by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y to confirm saving the changes, and finally Enter to confirm the file name.

Applying the Changes

Now, you need to apply the changes. You can do this by rebooting your computer or by running the following command:

sudo mount -a

This command will mount all filesystems mentioned in /etc/fstab.

Verifying the Changes

To verify that the partition is now mounted at the new location, you can use the df command:

df -h

This command will display the disk usage in a human-readable format. You should see your partition mounted at the new location in the output.

Conclusion

Changing the mounting point for Plex Media Manager on Ubuntu involves identifying the UUID of the partition, modifying the /etc/fstab file, and applying the changes. Remember to verify that the changes have been applied correctly by checking the mount location of the partition.

If you’re using Plex Media Manager and it’s not recognizing your partition, changing the mounting point as suggested may help. However, ensure that the Plex user has the necessary read permissions on the media files. You can also try temporarily bind mounting the partition to another directory using the mount --bind command to test if Plex can detect the files in a different location.