# Allowing users to delete their DVR content

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-windows
**Created:** [February 23, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097 "2023-02-23T17:19:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![DaranchLon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/daranchlon/32/302409_2.png) [@DaranchLon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DaranchLon)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/1 "2023-02-23T17:19:46Z")

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I assign each user a folder on my NAS for their recordings. I want them to be able to delete their content at will.

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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: [February 23, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/2 "2023-02-23T17:33:41Z")

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They can already do that – if they have scheduled/started the recording of that file themselves, in the Plex DVR.

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### Author: ![DaranchLon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/daranchlon/32/302409_2.png) [@DaranchLon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DaranchLon)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/3 "2023-02-23T17:34:57Z")

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I must have missed that. Thanks!

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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: [February 23, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/4 "2023-02-23T17:35:49Z")

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The global server preference “Allow media deletion” has to be enabled, of course.

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### Author: ![DaranchLon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/daranchlon/32/302409_2.png) [@DaranchLon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DaranchLon)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/5 "2023-02-24T00:15:21Z")

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The global checkbox that I see says to allow the server owner deletion rights. Not for others.

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/allowing-users-to-delete-their-dvr-content/832097/6 "2023-05-25T00:16:05Z")

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