[mythtv-users] Moving A Recording Between Groups

[Drew Tomlinson]

On 4/26/2008 11:41 AM John said the following:
> Greg Mitchell wrote:
>   
>> Drew Tomlinson wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I'm using 0.21-fixes and have a few recordings in the LiveTV group that 
>>> I'd like to preserve and move to the Default group.  I have not been 
>>> able to find the "magic" to do this.  It must be possible, either via a 
>>> simple key sequence or manipulation of the DB.  Would some one kindly 
>>> show me the light or direct me to a URL I have not been able to turn up 
>>> with Google?
>>>     
>>>       
>> In the watch recordings page, hit 'I' to pull up a menu, then choose 
>> "storage options", and "change recording group"
>>
>> At least that's how it works in 0.20.  I haven't had a chance to upgrade 
>> yet.
>>
>> Greg
>>   
>>     
>
> Worth remembering that when you move between recording groups like this, 
> then the physical files don't move. In my case I have 3 different 
> drives, one each for LiveTV, Default and Kids. The LiveTv partition is 
> relatively small, and if you either change recording group, or press 
> record while watching, the video file is stored on the LiveTv disk or 
> partition, but marked as part of the Default group. Autoexpire works at 
> the partition / disk level, and if you have a smallish Livetv drive, it 
> will soon start deleting "Default" items stored on the LiveTv physical 
> drive. If you can be bothered I am sure you could either manually or by 
> a small script shift files around so the recording group matched the 
> storage group, but I never have.
>   

Thanks, that worked.  I was looking under "M" for menu...

Drew


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