Matt I agree to your idea about having a Dashboard for FLAC versus WMA and a cleaning utility.

The latest 2026 install of audiophile does have the option for FLAC only.

Interestingly enough, if you're doing an overlay install and not a complete delete 1TB and add 1TB, then you will still end up with the 2026 FLAC files and the 2025 WMA files on your local drive. The savings by not installing the WMA's is approximately 130 GB. Knowing their priority algorithm and if you have the space it's not huge problem.

To answer the question can you tell the difference audible, the answer is yes.

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