# Keep Episodes option

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596>\
**Category:** Live TV & DVR\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-windows\
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596 "2021-06-20T10:44:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Grooverider2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea5d25/32.png) [@Grooverider2016](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Grooverider2016)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596/1 "2021-06-20T10:44:12Z")

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I am recording the Euro 2020 matches and I have set up my series record to delete episodes older than 3 days. Have just checked today and there were still episodes on Plex from 12/06/21 so doesnt look like this function is working properly. I am recording from BBC One HD and ITV1 HD channels and its not working on either of them. Also I have got Formula 1 set up the same and that hadnt deleted the previous weekends race, practice etc,

Server Version#: 1.23.3.4706  
Player Version#: 4.59.2  
Tuner Make/Model: HDHR Duo, HDHR Quadro  
Guide/Lineup name: BT TV  
Using XMLTV?: No

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**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596/2 "2021-06-20T16:39:01Z")

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Had you watched the episodes? The “Keep” setting only affects unplayed episodes; if you want watched content to be deleted automatically, you’ll have to configure “Delete episodes after playing.”

I haven’t used auto-delete myself lately, but in the past neither setting affected partially-watched content; they affect only unplayed and fully-played (from Plex’s perspective) items. The ability to auto-delete regardless of watched status is the subject of a feature request.

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**Author:** ![Grooverider2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea5d25/32.png) [@Grooverider2016](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Grooverider2016)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596/3 "2021-06-20T17:54:17Z")

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These were unplayed episodes as far as i can remember.

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**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596/4 "2021-06-22T01:19:57Z")

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Were they partially watched? Those are not considered watched or unwatched, so they don’t get deleted until you mark them one way or the other.

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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:** [September 20, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-episodes-option/723596/5 "2021-09-20T01:20:28Z")

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