# Trying to disable Transcoding, but TranscoderCanOnlyRemuxVideo setting not working

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [June 20, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662 "2019-06-20T00:01:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrTemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@MrTemple](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrTemple)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662/1 "2019-06-20T00:01:51Z")

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In my quest to prevent my server from ever transcoding, I’m trying the hidden setting that @Zekkai suggested in this thread: [Disable Plex Transcoder Totally](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-plex-transcoder-totally/110006/154)

Unfortunately it doesn’t work.

I’m running the latest plex server on MacOS (currently 1.16.0.1226). I’ve set the setting in the ~/Library/Preferences/com.plexapp.plexmediaserver.plist to the boolean true, to a string of 1, and to an integer of 1. None seem to work.

Always my test file (an old avi) transcodes.

Is this setting just a tease? Is it merely broken for servers on MacOS?

Can anybody confirm this setting actually works?

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**Author:** ![MrTemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@MrTemple](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrTemple)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662/2 "2019-06-21T21:23:37Z")

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Hey @elan, you first mentioned this setting in this thread: [[Implemented] Server-Side Speed Limits/Caps for Shared/Subscribed Users](https://forums.plex.tv/t/implemented-server-side-speed-limits-caps-for-shared-subscribed-users/42854/576)

Can you confirm it’s still supposed to work?

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**Author:** ![elan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elan/32/5_2.png) [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662/3 "2019-06-21T22:15:47Z")

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@gbooker02 or @Ridley?

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**Author:** ![MrTemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@MrTemple](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MrTemple)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662/4 "2019-06-29T19:46:47Z")

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Any update @elan, @gbooker02, or @Ridley?

Just want to know if this even \*should\* be working.

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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:** [September 27, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/trying-to-disable-transcoding-but-transcodercanonlyremuxvideo-setting-not-working/424662/5 "2019-09-27T19:46:54Z")

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