# Plex Optimizing episodes, only optimizes one episode

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [March 2, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768 "2025-03-02T16:19:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathanross784](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@nathanross784](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nathanross784)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/1 "2025-03-02T16:19:03Z")

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Server Version#:1.41.4.9463  
Player Version#:  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>

The problem I am having is when I use plex to optimize a season of a TV series, it is only optimizing a single episode even though there is no max set for optimization. It will optimize one episode and stop. It will optimize the next episode once something in the cue is moved or added, then stop.

Any one else have this issue or an idea on how to fix this?

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**Author:** ![aka\_serge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@aka\_serge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aka_serge)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/2 "2025-03-02T16:23:50Z")

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I have the same issue. My server is on Nvidia Shield and I’m trying to optimize series with HEVC codec.

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**Author:** ![ReaperSPTN2109](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/reapersptn2109/32/85193_2.png) [@ReaperSPTN2109](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ReaperSPTN2109)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/3 "2025-03-03T00:35:31Z")

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check this thread [Optimize transcoding stop after doing one file after updating to latest windows server live build - #18 by nathanross784](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimize-transcoding-stop-after-doing-one-file-after-updating-to-latest-windows-server-live-build/905413/18)

all you can do at the moment is go back to a previous version

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**Author:** ![tigger0470](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@tigger0470](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tigger0470)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/4 "2025-03-08T00:26:21Z")

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yep same issue 😡

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**Author:** ![dad451](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@dad451](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dad451)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/5 "2025-03-09T14:14:14Z")

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Same issue put the same current version on another computer just to test and same issue.

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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:** [June 7, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-optimizing-episodes-only-optimizes-one-episode/907768/6 "2025-06-07T14:14:49Z")

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