# Plex optimization

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [September 30, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006 "2016-09-30T18:25:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![cvejic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cvejic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cvejic)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/1 "2016-09-30T18:25:30Z")

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I had a general question about optimizing media files. Since I have a decent amount of storage I decided to make the streaming process as smooth as possible by pre-transcoding each of my blu-ray videos into three format: mobile, tv, and original quality. I scheduled the optimizations and they completed, but I only see one file for each movie in the “Plex Versions” folder (I opted to place each of the optimized videos in the same folder as the originals). If I try to re-submit an optimization for a movie that only shows a version in mobile, for example to create an original quality optimization, it gives me a message stating that the optimization file already exists. Is that the way it typically works? One mp4 file for however many optimizations you create?

I should mention that I’m using the latest stable version of Plex. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![cvejic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cvejic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cvejic)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/2 "2016-10-01T00:25:52Z")

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Hmm. The website now shows this question as status “answered”, but I don’t see any response text. Could whoever answered please repeat the answer? Thanks!

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**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:** [October 1, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/3 "2016-10-01T01:03:20Z")

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You might be onto something here.  
But please, don’t use “latest version”. What is you server version number?  
Which platform does your server run on?

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**Author:** ![cvejic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cvejic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cvejic)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/4 "2016-10-01T01:59:38Z")

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In settings-\>Web it says version 2.7.10. In settings-\>server it says version 1.1.3.2700. I’m not certain which version number would be one needed.

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**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:** [October 1, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/5 "2016-10-01T03:42:17Z")

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> @cvejic said:  
> In settings-\>Web it says version 2.7.10. In settings-\>server it says version 1.1.3.2700. I’m not certain which version number would be one needed.

The latter. Thank you, forwarding the error report now.

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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:** [January 7, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimization/161006/6 "2020-01-07T21:59:24Z")

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