[mythtv-users] Missing Files

[Adam Bodnar]

On 2/28/06, Jeff Clemens <teedub303 at gmail.com> wrote:
> So a couple of shows that should have recorded this weekend show up as
> recorded in the GUI, but when you try to select them for viewing, myth
> cannot find the file.
> I assume this means that they are in the database, but the file doesn't
> exist.  Unfortunately, since myth can't find the file, it also cannnot
> delete the recording.  Thus, I'm stuck with these shows showing up in the
> UI, that aren't really there.
>
> I haven't hacked around with the database much at all, especially since the
> .19 upgrade to the schemas.  Does anyone know a query to remove these
> orphaned recordings from the database?

Tail your /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log (or wherever your log file
is) and then go in the frontend and try to delete one of the
recordings. The log file will show an error of it not finding the
file. Copy this and go to the directory where your recordings are.
Then do a touch on the filename of the recoding. ie, touch
1068_20050713210000_20050713220000.nuv . Then try to delete the
recording from the frontend.

Repeat and rinse as needed. :)