# Library Transcoding (Minimization) **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 16, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-transcoding-minimization/332829 "2018-11-16T12:43:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![platten82](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/platten82/32/89446_2.png) [@platten82](https://forums.plex.tv/u/platten82)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-transcoding-minimization/332829/1 "2018-11-16T12:43:04Z")
I think it would be a wonderful feature for there to be an ability to “archive” old content by re-transcoding and shrinking the file size (even if there is quality loss involved). I would love to see a way to select watched movies and re-encode them to a format such as HEVC or VP9 to save space. I know people will jump in to say delete what you don’t want, or get more/bigger drives, but at some point, it is not always feasible. Would love to hear people’s thoughts! ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-transcoding-minimization/332829/2 "2018-11-16T13:12:10Z")
duplicate feature request > [@\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only/129150/1): > > I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically closing Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-the-feature-suggestions-category/273976/1 "the rules for this subforum") - **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around. - Please only one feature per post ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/library-transcoding-minimization/332829/3 "2018-11-16T13:12:16Z")