# DIsallow users from optimizing files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows, library-management\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473 "2021-04-06T05:53:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tgruendler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@tgruendler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tgruendler)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473/1 "2021-04-06T05:53:23Z")

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Server Version#: 1.22.1.4275  
Player Version#:  
I have quite a few friends using my server and I just notices that one of the shows is creating optimized versions in the conversions but I never selected any files to optimize. I think one of my shared users is optimizing it. How can I disallow users from doing this? This could become a nightmare with space and CPU usage.

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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:** [April 6, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473/2 "2021-04-06T06:24:47Z")

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Shared users are not able to optimize.  
However, they are able to stream transcoded.

Plus, if you granted that user the privilege, s/he can also _sync/download_ (which sometimes causes transcoding as well, depending on the quality settings for the download).

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**Author:** ![tgruendler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@tgruendler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tgruendler)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473/3 "2021-04-06T07:29:05Z")

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It is probably the download option. Looks like I am going to have to turn that off.

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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:** [July 5, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disallow-users-from-optimizing-files/707473/4 "2021-07-05T07:29:33Z")

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