diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.html b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.html
index 06b9ab347..14bbb55e9 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.html
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
                 {{ file.resolution.label }}: {{ file.size | bytes: 1 }}
 
                 <my-global-icon
+                  *ngIf="canRemoveOneFile(video)"
                   i18n-ngbTooltip ngbTooltip="Delete this file" iconName="delete" role="button"
                   (click)="removeVideoFile(video, file, 'webtorrent')"
                 ></my-global-icon>
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
                 {{ file.resolution.label }}: {{ file.size | bytes: 1 }}
 
                 <my-global-icon
+                  *ngIf="canRemoveOneFile(video)"
                   i18n-ngbTooltip ngbTooltip="Delete this file" iconName="delete" role="button"
                   (click)="removeVideoFile(video, file, 'hls')"
                 ></my-global-icon>
diff --git a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
index ed7ec54a1..cb693ce12 100644
--- a/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/+admin/overview/videos/video-list.component.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ export class VideoListComponent extends RestTable implements OnInit {
     return video.files.length !== 0
   }
 
+  canRemoveOneFile (video: Video) {
+    return video.canRemoveOneFile(this.authUser)
+  }
+
   getFilesSize (video: Video) {
     let files = video.files
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
index 2e4ab87d7..c9c6b979c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/shared-main/video/video.model.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { AuthUser } from '@app/core'
 import { User } from '@app/core/users/user.model'
-import { durationToString, prepareIcu, getAbsoluteAPIUrl, getAbsoluteEmbedUrl } from '@app/helpers'
+import { durationToString, getAbsoluteAPIUrl, getAbsoluteEmbedUrl, prepareIcu } from '@app/helpers'
 import { Actor } from '@app/shared/shared-main/account/actor.model'
-import { buildVideoWatchPath } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { buildVideoWatchPath, getAllFiles } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { peertubeTranslate } from '@shared/core-utils/i18n'
 import {
   ActorImage,
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ export class Video implements VideoServerModel {
     return user && this.isLocal === true && (this.account.name === user.username || user.hasRight(UserRight.SEE_ALL_VIDEOS))
   }
 
+  canRemoveOneFile (user: AuthUser) {
+    return this.isLocal &&
+      user && user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_VIDEO_FILES) &&
+      this.state.id !== VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE &&
+      getAllFiles(this).length > 1
+  }
+
   canRemoveFiles (user: AuthUser) {
     return this.isLocal &&
       user && user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_VIDEO_FILES) &&
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
index 48982f4de..885751285 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { basename, join } from 'path'
 import { ffprobePromise, getVideoStream } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg'
-import { checkLiveSegmentHash, checkResolutionsInMasterPlaylist, getAllFiles, testImage } from '@server/tests/shared'
-import { wait } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { checkLiveSegmentHash, checkResolutionsInMasterPlaylist, testImage } from '@server/tests/shared'
+import { getAllFiles, wait } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   HttpStatusCode,
   LiveVideo,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/transcoding/transcoder.ts b/server/tests/api/transcoding/transcoder.ts
index db0127805..c591f5f6f 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/transcoding/transcoder.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/transcoding/transcoder.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import { expect } from 'chai'
 import { canDoQuickTranscode } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg'
-import { generateHighBitrateVideo, generateVideoWithFramerate, getAllFiles } from '@server/tests/shared'
-import { buildAbsoluteFixturePath, getMaxBitrate, getMinLimitBitrate, omit } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { generateHighBitrateVideo, generateVideoWithFramerate } from '@server/tests/shared'
+import { buildAbsoluteFixturePath, getAllFiles, getMaxBitrate, getMinLimitBitrate, omit } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   buildFileMetadata,
   getAudioStream,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/transcoding/video-studio.ts b/server/tests/api/transcoding/video-studio.ts
index ac1c0fc7e..9613111b5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/transcoding/video-studio.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/transcoding/video-studio.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai'
-import { expectStartWith, getAllFiles } from '@server/tests/shared'
-import { areObjectStorageTestsDisabled } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { expectStartWith } from '@server/tests/shared'
+import { areObjectStorageTestsDisabled, getAllFiles } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoStudioTask } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
diff --git a/server/tests/cli/update-host.ts b/server/tests/cli/update-host.ts
index 53c4e7824..97632450a 100644
--- a/server/tests/cli/update-host.ts
+++ b/server/tests/cli/update-host.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import { expect } from 'chai'
+import { getAllFiles } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   createSingleServer,
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   waitJobs
 } from '@shared/server-commands'
-import { getAllFiles } from '../shared'
 
 describe('Test update host scripts', function () {
   let server: PeerTubeServer
diff --git a/server/tests/shared/videos.ts b/server/tests/shared/videos.ts
index 3ab245392..e18329e07 100644
--- a/server/tests/shared/videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/shared/videos.ts
@@ -241,16 +241,6 @@ async function uploadRandomVideoOnServers (
   return res
 }
 
-function getAllFiles (video: VideoDetails) {
-  const files = video.files
-
-  if (video.streamingPlaylists[0]) {
-    return files.concat(video.streamingPlaylists[0].files)
-  }
-
-  return files
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -258,6 +248,5 @@ export {
   checkUploadVideoParam,
   uploadRandomVideoOnServers,
   checkVideoFilesWereRemoved,
-  saveVideoInServers,
-  getAllFiles
+  saveVideoInServers
 }
diff --git a/shared/core-utils/videos/privacy.ts b/shared/core-utils/videos/privacy.ts
index 7d3b67d50..f33487b49 100644
--- a/shared/core-utils/videos/privacy.ts
+++ b/shared/core-utils/videos/privacy.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
+import { VideoDetails } from '../../models/videos/video.model'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
 
 function getAllPrivacies () {
   return [ VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC, VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL, VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE, VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED ]
 }
 
-export {
-  getAllPrivacies
+function getAllFiles (video: Partial<Pick<VideoDetails, 'files' | 'streamingPlaylists'>>) {
+  const files = video.files
+
+  if (video.streamingPlaylists[0]) {
+    return files.concat(video.streamingPlaylists[0].files)
+  }
+
+  return files
+}
+
+export {
+  getAllPrivacies,
+  getAllFiles
 }