# \[Feature Request\] - Archived Programs **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 10, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-archived-programs/221036 "2018-01-10T14:13:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![plexuser\_teaktree.co.uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@plexuser\_teaktree.co.uk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plexuser_teaktree.co.uk)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-archived-programs/221036/1 "2018-01-10T14:13:00Z")
Due to capacity constraints (both on my NAS and also on my Plex Server) I have to archive recorded files periodically (I do it manually which is absolutely fine), but the problem is that Plex will record the same episodes again as it has no way of knowing that I have already recorded and archived them. If a show is long running with hundreds of episodes, this is a challenge as the only way to prevent the re-recording is to retain the entire backlog of episodes in the library. What would be really good is a feature where I can tell it, for example, that I have archived Season 01, 02, 05, & 07 of a particular show, and when matching episodes being aired, it will factor in that it should ignore these seasons, even though they have been moved out of the library. It could be as simple as having an “ignore these seasons” control on the recording control panel. This would be particularly useful in situations where the same show is running on 2 separate channels, showing different seasons (which is common here in the UK), and I have kept the recording scheduled just to fill the odd gaps in missed recordings from the re-runs. ---
**Author:** ![plexuser\_teaktree.co.uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@plexuser\_teaktree.co.uk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plexuser_teaktree.co.uk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-archived-programs/221036/2 "2018-01-11T14:03:16Z")
Another workable solution would be to have a function to specifically list missing episodes of a show which you want it to record - so it does not rely on whether or not the file exists in the library - it just records it if it is listed as an episode which needs to be recorded. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-archived-programs/221036/3 "2021-03-20T01:55:21Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Move Watched Content to Archive](https://forums.plex.tv/t/move-watched-content-to-archive/85027): > > Hi Boys and girls, as the title suggests, i would like an automated way to move my watched tv shows to a different disk, this is because i am running out of space on my tv shows disk, however i have lots of spare ones that i would like to archive watched shows to. I started to write a powershell script to achieve this but my skills very quickly ran out. I have the very latest PHT running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard box. Any help would be appreciated. ---
**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, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-archived-programs/221036/4 "2021-06-10T00:42:56Z")