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RE: Lost admin account - M N - 2025-05-22
(2025-05-22, 02:16 AM)bitmap Wrote: Uninstalling leaves information behind that you should remove.
Find the paths here: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/configuration/#server-paths
If you're not concerned about losing info, uninstall, remove that directory entirely, reinstall.
Another user I helped today edited their DB and nixed all of the users, which allowed them to set up a new admin account.
I’ll check the other directories, thank you! I certainly don’t mind losing info, I just got started with Jellyfin recently and I’m just using it as an open source alternative for home/travel use. However, DB edits seem like it would be the perfect solution to being sure it’s resolved - I just haven’t been able to figure it out. I’d very much appreciate help on that, too, if it worked for them.