# Feature Request: Keep Transcoded Files

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-transcoded-files/62970>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-transcoded-files/62970 "2014-04-07T23:35:42Z")\
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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:** [June 9, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-transcoded-files/62970/2 "2021-06-09T01:44:32Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

> [@\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only/129150):
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> I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically

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