Uninstall Plex Media Server | Plex Support

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Warning!

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:

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Following

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the

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instructions

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below

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will

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completely

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remove

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your

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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,

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including

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all

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library

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metadata,

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viewstates,

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etc.

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If

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you

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simply

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want

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to

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install

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a

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different

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version,

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you

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can

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just

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run

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the

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new

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installer.

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Windows

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To

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completely

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remove

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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from

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your

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Windows

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computer,

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first

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make

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sure

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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is

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not

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running.

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Initiate

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an

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uninstall

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for

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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as

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normal

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via

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the

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Control

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Panel

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in

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Windows.

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Delete

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the

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Plex,

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Inc.

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registry

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key.

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Tip!

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You’ll

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need

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to

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use

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the

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“regedit”

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or

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similar

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Windows

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app

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to

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modify

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your

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registry.

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always

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a

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good

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idea

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to

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back

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up

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your

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registry

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before

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making

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any

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changes!

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Delete

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the

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following

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directory:

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%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Plex

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Media

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Server

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If

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desired,

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you

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can

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also

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remove

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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entry

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from

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your

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account

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on

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the

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Devices

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page

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of

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Plex

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Web

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App.

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Related

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Page

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:

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Devices

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OS

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X

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To

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completely

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remove

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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your

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OS

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X

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computer,

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first

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make

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sure

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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is

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not

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running.

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Using

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the

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Finder’s

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“Go”

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menu,

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select

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Go

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To

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Folder…

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then

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enter

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the

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following

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in

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the

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dialog

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box

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that

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pops

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up:

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~/Library/

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Browse

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to

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and

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delete

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the

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following

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files

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and

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folders:

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~/Library/Application

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Support/Plex

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Media

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Server/

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~/Library/Caches/PlexMediaServer/

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~/Library/Logs/Plex

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Media

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Server/

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Open

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your

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“Terminal”

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application

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and

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then

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run

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the

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following

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command:

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defaults

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delete

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com.plexapp.plexmediaserver

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Delete

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the

', '

actual

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application

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itself

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under

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/Applications/Plex

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Media

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Server.app

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Restart

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your

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computer

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to

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clear

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out

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any

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cached

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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preferences.

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If

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desired,

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you

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can

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also

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remove

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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entry

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from

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your

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account

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on

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the

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Devices

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page

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of

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Plex

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Web

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App.

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Related

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Page

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:

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Devices

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You

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may

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also

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need

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to

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remove

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a

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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entry

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from

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your

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Login

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Items

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.

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Note

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:

', '

Server

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versions

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prior

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to

', '

0.9.16.0

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will

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have

', '

logs

', '

located

', '

at

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~/Library/Logs/

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instead.

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Linux

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Debian,

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Ubuntu

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To

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completely

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remove

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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from

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the

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computer,

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first

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make

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sure

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the

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Plex

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Media

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Server

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is

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not

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running.

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Then

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do

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the

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following:

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Run

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the

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command

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dpkg

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-r

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plexmediaserver

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Remove

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the

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directory

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/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application

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Support/Plex

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Media

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Server/

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Fedora,

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CentOS

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To

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completely

', '

remove

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the

', '

Plex

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Media

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Server

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from

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the

', '

computer,

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first

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make

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sure

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the

', '

Plex

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Media

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Server

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is

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not

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running.

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Then

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do

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the

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following:

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Run

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the

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command

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rpm

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-e

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plexmediaserver

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Remove

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the

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directory

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/var/lib/plexmediaserver/

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Run

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the

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command

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userdel

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plex

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Installs

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Use

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the

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device’s

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normal

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graphical

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interface

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to

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remove

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package.

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Be

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aware

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that

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not

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all

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package

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uninstallers

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will

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remove

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all

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metadata

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content

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in

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addition

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to

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the

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application

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itself.

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In

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such

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a

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case,

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if

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you

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wish

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to

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remove

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all

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the

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metadata

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files

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and

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other

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ancillary

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content,

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you’ll

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need

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to

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do

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so

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manually,

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which

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is

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beyond

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scope

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of

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this

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article.

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need

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February

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2019

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