# Allow optimize to overwrite existing file

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-optimize-to-overwrite-existing-file/154726>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-optimize-to-overwrite-existing-file/154726 "2016-08-15T02:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mbriney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mbriney/32/136154_2.png) [@mbriney](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mbriney)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-optimize-to-overwrite-existing-file/154726/1 "2016-08-15T02:32:44Z")

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Plex has a great optimizing transcoding capability. Unfortunately it only creates duplicates and there’s no option to overwrite. It would be an awesome space saving feature if you could have it optimize and overwrite the existing file.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-optimize-to-overwrite-existing-file/154726/2 "2016-08-15T05:55:46Z")

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Duplicate feature request

> **[\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/200499/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only)**
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> I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically

closing

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allow-optimize-to-overwrite-existing-file/154726/3 "2019-08-23T15:26:29Z")

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