# Transcode and Delete Original
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-and-delete-original/175462
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [January 11, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-and-delete-original/175462 "2017-01-11T21:20:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Tscherno](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Tscherno)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-and-delete-original/175462/1 "2017-01-11T21:20:18Z")
Hi,
i use the optimized versions to transcode all non-standard files. But then i manually have to move and delete the original files. Would be great to have an option to generate optimized versions with “Delete original file after transcoding”.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-and-delete-original/175462/2 "2017-01-11T22:26:13Z")
duplicate feature request
> **[\[Feature Request\] Keep the optimized movie version only](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/200499/feature-request-keep-the-optimized-movie-version-only#top)**
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> I would be able to provide a way to delete the original movie and keep the optimized version automatically
closing
please respect the rules for this subforum
- search first if the request has already been posted before
- only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post")
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-and-delete-original/175462/3 "2018-11-16T13:13:08Z")