Specify a location for the folder "inProgress" used by Optimize Media transcoding feature

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I have my library setup to optimize the last 150 TV shows and 150 movies added to my library and to place the optimized version with the original version. This all works fine.
When Plex does it’s transcoding, it creates a folder at the target video file location called “inProgress” (sometimes it’s preceded by a dot) where it does the transcoding.
This causes me 2 problems,

  1. My movies are on a different server then the plex server so it’s transcoding across my network
  2. I’m using Stablebit diskpool which is having to go through duplicating it and then removing it once its done. Occasionally, the folder doesn’t get cleaned up, though I don’t know if that’s a problem with diskpool or Plex.

There may be a reason, but I don’t understand the purpose of having every show have it’s own temp folder when it only transcodes one show at a time nor of doing it across the network.
I would like to have it perform the transcoding locally on the plex server.
Is there any way to either specify a central folder on the plex server or have it use the same folder it uses for live transcoding?

Also would like to know if it’s okay to clear out the inProgress folder if there nothing in the queue or actively being transcoded?

Thanks!

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See: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/213095317-Creating-Optimized-Versions

and scroll down to Version Storage Location

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That’s my problem, Plex is using that setting for both the location of the transcoded file as well as where it’s doing the transcoding. It does not allow specifying a different location for the temp location.

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Ah misunderstood your question.
Correct the temp and destination folder are in the same location