# Auto-delete watched content **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [June 12, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-delete-watched-content/147835 "2016-06-12T09:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![doh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/doh/32/4401_2.png) [@doh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/doh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-delete-watched-content/147835/1 "2016-06-12T09:54:56Z")
Many of us have large media libraries which are constantly growing. If you’re like me, you’ll watch TV shows only once and then want to delete the episodes that you have already watched. What I’d like to see if the ability for Plex to auto-delete watched TV shows. To give slightly more control, I’d suggest a setting per TV show that allows you to select whether you want to auto-delete and then, if you do select that, gives you the option to choose Plex users that the auto-delete applies to (e.g. if I watch a show then it gets auto-deleted. If one of the kids watch it, then it doesn’t). ---
**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:** [June 12, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-delete-watched-content/147835/2 "2016-06-12T12:45:51Z")
duplicate feature request > **[Delete on finish](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/60696/delete-on-finish)** > > Like TiVo, delete dialog on finishI don't know how many folks would find this useful, obviously based on your use case. For me I use my tv shows and podcasts library sections in plex the same way I use my TiVo. I don't hang onto things, I delete... closing ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-delete-watched-content/147835/3 "2021-01-17T19:22:06Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-delete-watched-content/147835/4 "2021-06-10T00:44:46Z")