# Keep Optimized Version Only **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [May 29, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-optimized-version-only/597034 "2020-05-29T12:42:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [May 29, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-optimized-version-only/597034/2 "2020-05-29T17:08:31Z")
Well… that depends a bit on what use cases you’re trying to push into Plex 😉 Plex is not designed for that particular use case. From Plex perspective, the server has catalogued your original file and that’s its reference – optimized versions are there to improve playback on certain devices (e.g. for syncing them to a mobile device or to avoid transcoding your files in real-time) – while maintaining the original files to play in original quality on clients capable to play them in that format. There’s other apps you can use to create lower-quality files to replace your original content (e.g. Handbrake). # That being said… there’s a feature suggestion to change this: > [@\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only/129150): > > I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/keep-optimized-version-only/597034)._