What DVR anywhere doesn't have a delete feature? I'm sure I'm not the first to ask for this. Seems like a no brainer. I'm tired of having to get into a server folder just to remove some garbage or old content, then wait for a scan to refresh things. You should be able to easily remove content…

Deleting content is already available. As for your other requests I think comparing Plex to a DVR may lead to disappointment. It's not, nor is it designed to be, a DVR replacement. Plex has always had a hands off approach to the users file system by design. Settings / Library / Show Advanced Opt…

Good: Delete the content - it removes the files, makes more space. done. Huge time saver over not having this feature. Already present Better: "Archive" the content - it removes the content from Plex, but moves the files into an archive folder that can be moved back if needed (recycle bin) or ea…

Already present Thanks David S for showing me where. I'm surprised this feature isn't enabled by default. Dislike that, if it still takes up disk-space, then why not still have it avail in Plex? It moves your "finished" material into a separate physical bucket that can be moved to ano…

I know that there are people that use their plex setup like a DVR, however I am not one of them, I guess I am a collector, so I like just keeping my content, in case I wish to re-watch it. However if I did use this feature, I would rather that it was linked to shows and be off by default, so that I…

Maybe this is more a philosophical question about what people want Plex to be or do. If Plex doesn’t ever want to become a mainstream app, then it can ignore these users and these features, and continue to expect that its core userbase are IT power-users and have a collection of tools, maybe their …

Feature request: Delete/archive content

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tom80H Closed March 22, 2021, 12:08am 7

Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

Topic		Replies	Views
How good would it be to be able to delete content from the plex interface. eg dups, old content Feature Suggestions	4	61	June 10, 2021
Allow managed users to delete content (tv shows/videos/movies) Feature Suggestions plex-home , library-management	127	7054	March 21, 2026
Feature Suggestion - Archives Feature Suggestions	4	103	June 10, 2021
Enhancement Request: Automatic DVR'd Movie Deletion after Viewing - feature exists for TV shows Plex Features livetv-dvr	1	58	January 9, 2020
Move Watched Content to Archive Feature Suggestions	16	480	January 7, 2025

Feature request: Delete/archive content

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