# Sync with no transcode **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428 "2016-01-14T12:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rayrluff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@rayrluff](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rayrluff)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428/21 "2017-06-04T22:14:27Z")
I’ve been very frustrated with the syncing process. I want the option to skip converting entirely. If the file won’t play without converting them skip that file or at least display a notification on my phone which asks i I want to convert it first. ---
**Author:** ![gdhnz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@gdhnz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gdhnz)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428/22 "2017-08-14T06:37:25Z")
Please add this. It’s frustrating that my videos play fine in the iOS app when streaming via direct play but as soon as I want to sync the video, it’s starts transcoding. ---
**Author:** ![Lincoln\_and\_Romaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Lincoln\_and\_Romaine](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Lincoln_and_Romaine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428/23 "2018-05-24T03:39:42Z")
Has this been looked at? I have content which the app should easily just pay, but it keeps transcoding. Please do this. It’s a burden on all of my server and network at minimal benefit to the device, if at all. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428/24 "2021-06-09T22:45:47Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Sync to devices without transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-to-devices-without-transcoding/73614): > > Yesterday I bought PremPass so I could sync series and movies to my phone, but today I found out that due to Plex NEEDING to encode everything before it can sync, I am not able to sync to devices since my Synology DS213 does not seem to be able to transcode.   Since I am able to stream everything just fine without transcoding, I do not understand why transcoding is a MUST since it seems to be working without it just fine.   Therefore I'd like to be able to sync movies/series without transcod… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sync-with-no-transcode/131428/25 "2021-06-10T00:42:24Z")
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