# TV Shows Optimize **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [February 8, 2019, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995 "2019-02-08T08:02:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TAC57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tac57/32/307695_2.png) [@TAC57](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TAC57)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/1 "2019-02-08T08:02:41Z")
In looking at ‘Optimize’ from my TV Shows library Limit to 5 times is checked, Unwatched only is not checked, ‘Optimized for Mobile’ is selected, does this mean some of my TV shows are being optimized? Optimized Versions under Settings | Manage has nothing listed. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/2 "2019-02-08T08:21:52Z")
Full screenshot please! ---
**Author:** ![TAC57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tac57/32/307695_2.png) [@TAC57](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TAC57)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/3 "2019-02-08T13:49:22Z")
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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/4 "2019-02-08T13:51:09Z")
This is just the dialog box to start the optimization process. If you don’t click on the orange ‘Optimize’ button, nothing gets optimized. ---
**Author:** ![TAC57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tac57/32/307695_2.png) [@TAC57](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TAC57)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/5 "2019-02-08T19:07:03Z")
Thanks. I can’t find it now but I did delete an automatic scripts that I setup to do this for new items. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/6 "2019-02-08T19:25:04Z")
What kind of script? If you had any scripts, then these were made by a user. What are you after? What do you want to do? There is a lot you can do even without external scripts, just by using the regular filter system. You can set up optimization jobs just [like ‘smart’ playlists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/howto-create-playlists-updated-for-new-ui/146040/1) in Plex. (Same goes for Sync jobs, btw.) ---
**Author:** ![TAC57](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tac57/32/307695_2.png) [@TAC57](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TAC57)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/7 "2019-02-09T13:05:47Z")
Hello Otto, I really appreciate your input. I think my problem was when telling Plex to optimize 5 items per the above screen and then seeing them all queued up under the ‘MANAGE | Optimized Versions’ screen I thought this we a waste of time and wanted to cancel the option. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/tv-shows-optimize/372995/8 "2019-05-10T13:06:00Z")
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