diff --git a/tubesync/sync/migrations/0021_add_delete_files_on_disk.py b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0021_add_delete_files_on_disk.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5745d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tubesync/sync/migrations/0021_add_delete_files_on_disk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by pac
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('sync', '0020_auto_20231024_1825'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='source',
+            name='delete_files_on_disk',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Delete files on disk when they are removed from TubeSync', verbose_name='delete files on disk'),
+        ),
+    ]
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diff --git a/tubesync/sync/models.py b/tubesync/sync/models.py
index dff8063..a63c57e 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/models.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/models.py
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ class Source(models.Model):
         default=False,
         help_text=_('Delete media that is no longer on this playlist')
     )
+    delete_files_on_disk = models.BooleanField(
+        _('delete files on disk'),
+        default=False,
+        help_text=_('Delete files on disk when they are removed from TubeSync')
+    )
     source_resolution = models.CharField(
         _('source resolution'),
         max_length=8,
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/signals.py b/tubesync/sync/signals.py
index 6600b71..b9f8835 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/signals.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/signals.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def media_pre_delete(sender, instance, **kwargs):
     if thumbnail_url:
         delete_task_by_media('sync.tasks.download_media_thumbnail',
                              (str(instance.pk), thumbnail_url))
-    if instance.media_file or instance.thumb:
+    if instance.source.delete_files_on_disk and (instance.media_file or instance.thumb):
         # Delete all media files if it contains filename
         filepath = instance.media_file.path if instance.media_file else instance.thumb.path
         barefilepath, fileext = os.path.splitext(filepath)
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/views.py b/tubesync/sync/views.py
index ba319c0..ac65d5c 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/views.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/views.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class EditSourceMixin:
     model = Source
     fields = ('source_type', 'key', 'name', 'directory', 'filter_text', 'media_format',
               'index_schedule', 'download_media', 'download_cap', 'delete_old_media',
-              'delete_removed_media', 'days_to_keep', 'source_resolution',
+              'delete_removed_media', 'delete_files_on_disk', 'days_to_keep', 'source_resolution',
               'source_vcodec', 'source_acodec', 'prefer_60fps', 'prefer_hdr', 'fallback',
               'copy_thumbnails', 'write_nfo', 'write_json', 'embed_metadata', 'embed_thumbnail',
               'enable_sponsorblock', 'sponsorblock_categories', 'write_subtitles',