# Safe to delete files in... \\Databases\\save & \\last?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-windows, library-management\
**Created:** [October 21, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301 "2023-10-21T16:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ltek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Ltek](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ltek)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301/1 "2023-10-21T16:06:31Z")

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I just noticed that \Databases\save folder is over 50GB and \Databases\last is over 14GB (under C:\Users\<UserName\>\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support). All files in these folders are from over 2021 (over 2 years ago).

I need to clean up temp files and such to reclaim needed space on my drive… is it safe to delete these files or is there a tool/util that will clean out old not used stat to reduce the space used?

thx!

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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 21, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301/2 "2023-10-21T16:21:12Z")

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AFAIK there should be no subfolders inside of  
`...Plex Media Server\Plug-in Support\Databases\`  
except those for music sonic analysis, which are named like `Music Analysis nnn`.  
If you see other subfolders in there, I think it’s save to assume that these were left behind by some 3rd-party tools.  
(My guess would be, it was left behind by some database repair tool or the powershell script for backing up the plex data.)  
Unless you are directly in the process of using such a tool, it should be save to remove these subfolders.  
But leave the various `.db` files stored directly inside the `\Databases` folder alone. They contain essential data of your various Plex libraries.

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**Author:** ![Ltek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Ltek](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ltek)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301/3 "2023-10-21T16:33:03Z")

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I appreciate the quick reply… I’ll remove them. I need the space 🙂

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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 21, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301/4 "2023-10-21T16:48:00Z")

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> [@Ltek](#):
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> I need the space

You must never let the volume run out of space, or you may suffer data loss.  
Consider using a dedicated SSD, if your media collection is rather large and you dont want to disable some Plex features to save space.  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/202529153-why-is-my-plex-media-server-directory-so-large/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/202529153-why-is-my-plex-media-server-directory-so-large/)

> [@\[HowTo\] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-an-extended-guide-on-how-to-move-the-plex-data-folder-on-windows/197060/1):
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> By default, Plex server stores all its own data on the system drive, in the AppData path of the Windows user. You might want to change that location, if your system drive is a small SSD or you are simply having capacity issues. Moving Plex data to a dedicated drive also makes it easier to retain your Plex server data when changing machines or re-installing Windows from scratch. For larger servers/collections, I recommend a dedicated, internal SSD drive. Exit/End/Quit/Close plex, using the t…

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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 19, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/safe-to-delete-files-in-databases-save-last/857301/5 "2024-01-19T16:48:37Z")

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