# Feature Request: Delete source file after optimizing
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [November 26, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032 "2015-11-26T17:25:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@sk32be](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sk32be)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032/1 "2015-11-26T17:25:33Z")
I have to say I love the new feature optimize my library into plex friendly versions - I was actually in the painstaking process of converting my library to plex friendly versions via handbrake so eliminate all on-the-fly transcoding
I’m wondering if there could in the future be an option to delete the original source file after transcoding - I’m now having to go through and delete the originals after Plex does its job because I really don’t need the two versions
just food for thought!
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### Author:  [@frederick.grayson](https://forums.plex.tv/u/frederick.grayson)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032/2 "2015-11-26T17:46:00Z")
Personally, I would not delete the original source file until I actually watched the optimized version and was satisfied with the result.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032/3 "2016-04-07T13:06:26Z")
please vote here on this feature as this one has already more likes
> **[\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/200499/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only)**
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> I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically
closing this one
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-delete-source-file-after-optimizing/125032/4 "2018-11-16T13:11:26Z")