Continuing the discussion from Plex Media Server:
Is there a setting for this ? I want to ensure plex have not auto enabled this like other features they roll-out.
Have checked settings → library and at the individual tv library advanced settings and cannot see anything related to this.
This is a series-level setting named “Delete episodes after playing.” It defaults to “Never” which, as the name implies, never deletes episodes. Nothing’s actually changed here except the additional choice of deleting after a month (it used to be “After a day,” “After a week,” “On next refresh,” and “Never.”
So is set per series and does not have a overall server or library setting, strange but okay.
Thank you.
No problem.
I think it’s a series-only setting because of how potentially dangerous it is. It’s operation is based on play history. So, if it were accidentally enabled at the library- or server-level it could delete a lot of media. Making it series-only somewhat limits the potential for mistakes. That’s my theory at least.
Makes sense. As soon as I seen it mentioned in the release notes I went looking for what way its set on my server. Wanted to be absolutely sure it would not delete anything it should not. Thanks again.
Do you know if the deletion happens if just a single user has watched it? Or is there some way to select the users that have to watch to trigger the delete?
The “Delete episodes after playing” option only pertains to the server admin account’s viewing. See “Advanced Recording Options” in this article:
https://support.plex.tv/articles/226074728-setting-up-recordings/#toc-3
Hope that helps.
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