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Any ideas as to what the problem could be. I purchased the TM becaue I thought it would be easier to maintain my movies and tv shows media server than the headless debian server I built and am currently using. The TM can install Plex and DLNA with just a click. All I am trying to do is copy the movies files currently store on my debian server to the TM. Thanks for any help.

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If "TM" in the thread means a TerraMaster/TNAS box (a common shorthand), that explains the one-click Plex and DLNA you mention — TerraMaster's TOS App Center includes Plex and a DLNA server out of the box. For this makes the NAS a lot easier to host media on than a headless Debian box; asked what "TM" meant and had the joke — but if it is a TerraMaster, the vendor docs confirm Plex/DLNA support. (terramaster.net)

Fast, reliable copy (recommended): enable SSH on the TM and run rsync from your Debian server so you copy directly (preserves timestamps/permissions and resumes). Do a dry-run first, then remove --dry-run when happy. Example (replace host/user/paths): 

rsync -avh --progress --partial --inplace --dry-run /srv/movies/ [email protected]:/Volume1/Media/Movies/

Enable SSH from the TNAS Control Panel (Terminal/SSH) and then run the real rsync without --dry-run. Using rsync over SSH is more robust than copying to an SMB mount for large libraries. (man7.org)

Alternatives: mount the TM SMB share on Debian and copy with rsync or plain cp, or use scp/SFTP if you prefer an encrypted one-off copy. Example mount (adjust IP, share and credentials):

sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.50/Movies /mnt/tm \
  -o username=tmuser,uid=1000,gid=1000,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755

TerraMaster also exposes FTP/NFS options via TOS, but prefer SFTP/rsync for security and metadata preservation. (man7.org)

After the transfer: point Plex at the new folder, check Plex naming (movies in MovieName (Year) folders) and let Plex rescan. Plex on TerraMaster stores its server data under the TOS path shown in the Plex docs, so confirm the target library path and that the Plex service user can read the files — fix ownership or ACLs if needed (chown/setfacl) before scanning. Test a small batch first, confirm space and checksums, then migrate the rest. (support.plex.tv)

If you want, post the TM model and how the Debian server currently exports the movies (local path, NFS/SMB/SSH), and a short rsync dry-run log — that will make any follow-up commands specific and safe.

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Turing Machine? ;-)

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