# Deleting files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [November 28, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849 "2021-11-28T19:02:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![CorentinLF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@CorentinLF](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CorentinLF)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849/1 "2021-11-28T19:02:51Z")

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Server Version#: 1.24.5.5173  
Player Version#: 4.70.0

Hi guys !  
Since some weeks, when I delete files from my system and scan my library on Plex, the deleted movies appears with a red bin on them, and I have to manually delete them.  
Before that, it was deleted automaticaly.  
Idk when it changed as I don’t read the changelogs, but I haven’t found how to restore this autodelete while scan in the settings.  
Is this still possible ?  
Thanks a lot !

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**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:** [November 28, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849/2 "2021-11-28T19:18:03Z")

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You probably disabled `Settings` \> `[Server Name]` \> `Library` \> `Empty trash automatically after every scan`.

Personally I recommend to stick with that in order to avoid the accidental deletion of manual edits with a bad scan/update (e.g. if HDD isn’t spinning up fast enough).

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**Author:** ![CorentinLF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@CorentinLF](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CorentinLF)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849/3 "2021-11-28T19:19:45Z")

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Exactly !  
Thanks a lot 🙂

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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:** [February 26, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/deleting-files/760849/4 "2022-02-26T19:19:50Z")

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