[mythtv-users] ERROR when trying to autoexpire file

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Tue Oct 10 15:23:51 UTC 2006


On 10/10/06 11:16, James Pifer wrote:

>I keep getting this message in the backend log and my backend got
>totally hosed where I had to restart it right after it hit this problem.
>The file does not exist. Searching google gave me no solution, but I did
>find people with the same problem.
>
>AutoExpire: ERROR when trying to autoexpire file: /mythtv/recordings/1065_20061001135623.mpg. File doesn't exist.  Database metadata will not be removed.
>
>How can I clean this up?
>

a) Delete the recording from the Watch Recordings/Delete Recordings 
page.  It's the one without video and audio.  ;)

b) Run:
touch /mythtv/recordings/1065_20061001135623.mpg
and let autoexpire clean it up for you.

Mike


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