Plex Allow Downloads permission and the viewer’s download eligibility are separate checks
Plex requires an appropriate supported client and eligible account as well as the server owner’s download permission.
The journal
The viewing journal — page 106
Practical reading about streaming, devices and the decisions behind a better prepared setup.
Plex’s Wi-Fi Only download preference can leave the server preparing queued media
The mobile setting controls the transfer context, while the server can still prepare a queued download.
Changing Plex’s Android download storage location can delete existing downloads
Plex’s mobile guide says downloads use one storage location and a location change removes copies at the previous location.
Plex DVR commercial skipping can preserve a recording that destructive removal changes
Plex distinguishes marking detected breaks from permanently cutting them out of the recording.
Plex DVR’s Prefer This changes the recording’s priority, not the number of tuners
Plex says higher-priority recordings take precedence when tuner capacity creates a conflict.
A Plex DVR schedule does not wake a sleeping server to record
Plex’s DVR FAQ tells administrators to keep the source system available rather than relying on the recording schedule to wake it.