[mythtv-users] hard disk died ... how to delete all recordings from the db? (which mysql tables to trunctate)

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Mar 10, 2008, at 8:48 AM, Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Please, no.***  If using 0.21, you should go into mythfrontend's
> Watch/Delete Recordings screen.  Then, go to the "All Programs"  
> category
> name (left column), and use Menu to "Add this Group to Playlist."   
> Then,
> use Menu to select "Playlist Options", then select "Delete" or  
> "Delete,
> and allow re-record."
>
> Note that you can do the same thing for 0.20; however, you won't be
> given the "Delete, and allow re-record" option.
>
> Mike

That is good advice for when your only recordings drive dies. You're  
stuck with the find orphans script if only one of your drives among  
your storage groups dies. There's no way that I know of to display  
only recordings from a particular storage group so you can delete them  
all together.