# Option to Delete Origional File After Optimization **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** media-optimizer\ **Created:** [September 14, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-delete-origional-file-after-optimization/853533 "2023-09-14T16:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bootstrapsra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bootstrapsra](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bootstrapsra)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-delete-origional-file-after-optimization/853533/1 "2023-09-14T16:31:53Z")
Option to REPLACE file after optimization please. I optimize to shrink my file size and to facilitate smooth streaming outside my network. My smaller file sizes are perfectly acceptable quality for big screen, in-home viewing as well. I am happy with the image quality. Sidebar: for blockbuster movies, I don’t optimize at all and only view them on my big screen in-home. But TV shows specifically I ALWAYS delete the original file to maximize storage space. This can be a cumbersome process. Allowing PLEX to REPLACE the original file on its own, immediately after optimization would be ideal. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-delete-origional-file-after-optimization/853533/2 "2023-09-14T16:41:44Z")
Thanks for your suggestion. There’s already an existing suggestion thread such a feature. Please comment/vote in that thread in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. Unless I’m missing some unique aspect of your suggestion I’ll close this thread as a duplicate. > [@\[Feature Request\] 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 ---
**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:** [September 16, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-delete-origional-file-after-optimization/853533/3 "2023-09-16T23:02:55Z")
2023 clean-up: duplicate