# Delete after encode?

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/delete-after-encode/945>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 28, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/delete-after-encode/945 "2019-09-28T13:01:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/delete-after-encode/945/2 "2019-09-28T13:45:53Z")

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Hi! I linked to a relevant issue about the `convert` plugin specifically in another thread where you asked something similar:

> [@Advice on starting a new database please?](https://discourse.beets.io/t/advice-on-starting-a-new-database-please/938/4):
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> Please try the never\_convert\_lossy\_files config option to the convert plugin. In fact, it might be a good idea to read [the plugin’s docs](http://docs.beets.io/en/stable/plugins/convert.html) again. The thing about leaving files behind is tracked in this issue:

For “junk” files, take a look at the `clutter` config option.

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