# Synced content and server load

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/synced-content-and-server-load/596746>\
**Category:** Plex Labs\
**Tags:** watch-together\
**Created:** [May 28, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/synced-content-and-server-load/596746 "2020-05-28T20:21:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![gothamoddisee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gothamoddisee/32/191645_2.png) [@gothamoddisee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gothamoddisee)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/synced-content-and-server-load/596746/1 "2020-05-28T20:21:46Z")

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Does downloaded/synced content reduce server load?

Example:  
It’s movie night.  
If some of the people in the watch together session have the movie synced or downloaded locally (through Plex), will their playback be from that file instead of the media server?

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**Author:** ![gothamoddisee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/gothamoddisee/32/191645_2.png) [@gothamoddisee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gothamoddisee)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/synced-content-and-server-load/596746/2 "2020-05-28T20:24:04Z")

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Just saw that this was answered already; no.

I humbly request that this be considered for future updates.

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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:** [August 26, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/synced-content-and-server-load/596746/3 "2020-08-26T20:24:10Z")

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