# Auto delete/mark as played
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 22, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345 "2021-09-22T03:51:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Singlespeednut](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Singlespeednut)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345/1 "2021-09-22T03:51:17Z")
**App version** : x.y.z (state whether from Google Play/F-Droid/Custom built APK)
2.4.0-beta2 (ec8632ab0) Google Play
**Android version** : 5.x (Please mention if you are using a custom rom!)
No custom ROM Android 11 build RQ3A.210905.001
**Device model** :
Pixel 4a 5g
**Expected behaviour** :
If I mark an episode played then remove from queue it doesn’t remove the download. Shouldn’t it? This is driving me nuts. If this was mentioned before, sorry.
**Current behaviour** :
**First occurred** : (e.g. about x days/weeks ago)
**Steps to reproduce** :
1. This
2. Then that
3. Then this
4. Etc.
**Environment** : (Settings you have changed (e.g. Auto Download). “Unusual” devices you use (e.g. Bluetooth headphones). Did you select another media player?)
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### Author:  [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345/2 "2021-09-22T16:58:40Z")
Hi @Singlespeednut
Thanks for chipping in with a suggestion here in the AntennaPod community 🙂
In fact you’re indeed not the first one to request this - long ago there’s been a similar request on GitHub (where the app is developed):
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> The suggestion is related to #2548.
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> When users remove an episode from the que…ue, if the episode still have the downloaded media files, it'd be nice if there is some UI (e.g., a dialog) that reminds the user so, and suggests to delete the media.
There was a discussion there but no final conclusion as it ties in to the whole auto-download & remove mechanism, which is quite complicated. The whole auto-download area now is [under discussion on our forum](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/proposal-for-auto-download-redesign/1291). So it might be a while before you can expect an improvement in this area 😉
In the meantime I’d like to suggest to check out the Episode Cleanup setting if you use auto-download. It’ll clean up episodes for you in the background.
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### Author:  [@Singlespeednut](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Singlespeednut)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345/3 "2021-09-22T18:28:03Z")
Thanks for the quick response. Yeah it was discussed exactly what I was looking for in that link you sent. 🤪 Definitely something I’ll be looking forward to.
I had auto cleanup set to “finished”. I’ll try the “when not in queue”. I usually have every podcast download automatically and if it’s a topic I’m not interested I just delete the episode manually. Hopefully that change will clean it up.
Great work being done! Donation will be coming your way.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/auto-delete-mark-as-played/1345/4 "2022-02-25T08:11:30Z")