Netflix has a way of keeping track of what you’ve watched and what you’re still waiting to watch. If you have an account with Netflix, they’ll keep track of your downloads for all your devices. If you’re not subscribed to Netflix, they’ll also keep track of how many times a movie or TV show has been watched. If you want to remove a movie or TV show from your Downloads allotment, there are a few steps that you need to take:
- Log into Netflix and click on the “My Downloads” tab.
- Scroll down and find the movie or TV show that you want to remove from your Downloads allotment.
- Click on the “Remove from Downloads” button.
- Your movie or TV show will be removed from your Downloads allotment and will no longer be available for streaming or download.
Netflix lets you download some of its shows to your device so you can keep watching when you’re on a plane, stuck in the subway, or just don’t want to use up your mobile data. However, you can only download shows on up to four devices. If you ever need to add another, you’ll need to deauthorize one first. Here’s how to do that.
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To remove a device and all its downloads from your account, head to Netflix in your browser, hover over your profile icon in the top right corner, and click Account.
Under Settings, click “Manage download devices.”
Here, you’ll see a list of devices you’ve downloaded videos to. If you click “Show downloads” you can see which movies or shows you’ve already downloaded to that particular device. Click “Remove device” to deauthorize as many devices as you need.
When you deauthorize a device, all the videos you’ve downloaded will automatically be deleted. You’ll then be able to download some shows to a new phone or tablet.
