# Optimized Versions

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-versions/622453>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-versions/622453 "2020-08-10T21:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![RustyNail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@RustyNail](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RustyNail)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-versions/622453/1 "2020-08-10T21:52:20Z")

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Server Version#: 1.20.0.3181  
Player Version#: 4.34.4  
So what ive tried to do is create my own Optimized Version of 4k movies. I find it far fast and easier to just download the version and drop it into the folder structure created by plex. But when i go the my optimized versions in the settings it doesnt show any optimized versions. I hunch this is because Plex didnt do the transcode. Is there a way to trick the server into recognizing these files and optimized versions so that it will auto call it up when some outside of my network tries to watch something?

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**Author:** ![Volts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a5b964/32.png) [@Volts](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Volts)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-versions/622453/2 "2020-08-10T23:25:52Z")

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I don’t think there’s any reasonable way to force your own content into Plex’s “Optimized Versions” structure.

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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:** [November 8, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-versions/622453/3 "2020-11-08T23:25:54Z")

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