Plex: Not Enough Disk Space To Convert This Item

Hi everyone!

Modern media solutions are super useful, allowing us to hold onto the media that we hold most dear to us. Whether this is home videos, TV shows or movies, Plex is the most widely used media management tool today.

With compatibility for a ton of media formats, plus apps for just about every device, there’s no wonder is a favourite for media lovers.

However, there’s one issue that occurs for me more than any others. It isn’t directly related to Plex, but Plex certainly showed me this issue first.

If you have ever installed Plex on the default installation of Ubuntu, you have probably encountered a very annoying problem. Obviously, this will only happen if your Plex media store becomes big enough.

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Some Terminology

Ubuntu — This is a popular open-source Linux distribution based on Debian. It is known for its user-friendly interface, stability, and widespread community support.

Plex — A media server and streaming platform that allows users to organize, catalogue, and stream their digital media content, including movies, TV shows, music, and photos.

GParted — A graphical partition editor for Linux-based systems. It enables users to manage disk partitions on their computers. With GParted, users…