# Stored content automatically deleted after watching?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/stored-content-automatically-deleted-after-watching/863393>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stored-content-automatically-deleted-after-watching/863393 "2023-12-19T22:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![drchevalier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@drchevalier](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drchevalier)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stored-content-automatically-deleted-after-watching/863393/1 "2023-12-19T22:37:41Z")

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Hello

My friend is running his Plex server on a dedicated new Mac Mini and in the last few days, he says that movies are being automatically deleted after being watched.

I cannot find a setting for this anywhere and cannot duplicate the issue on my own server. Does anyone have any guidance on this subject?

Thank you

Ross

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stored-content-automatically-deleted-after-watching/863393/2 "2023-12-20T00:06:16Z")

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Unless your friend is talking about DVR’ed content in a library that’s configured to delete/keep certain amounts of items of a show (e.g. 5 unwatched/newest/… episodes), Plex should not be automatically deleting watched content. Plex won’t usually touch your files to start with.

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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:** [March 19, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stored-content-automatically-deleted-after-watching/863393/3 "2024-03-19T00:06:35Z")

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