[mythtv-users] How do I remove recordings without files

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/05/2009 09:23 AM, jarpublic wrote:
> I wrote a thread about this a week or two ago. You should be able to
> delete individual recordings without files from the watch recordings
> sections of the frontend, as long as you are running .21 or newer.
> Older versions of mythtv didn't allow you to delete recordings with
> missing files. If you are trying to delete from mythweb, or if you
> have used a playlist to select all of the files, then you won't be
> able to delete them if the files are missing. I wanted to do a delete
> and allow rerecord in my case so it was a little more involved. Check
> out this thread in the archives. They discuss the issue and someone
> posted a link to an updated version of the find orphans script that
> will allow rerecord.
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/372455
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/372477

As I tried to tell you before--in fact, in the second e-mail in the 
first thread you linked above--you /can/ Delete and allow re-record even 
if the file is missing.  You do /exactly/ what you said above, but don't 
chicken out.  When you get the Not Available Popup (that says, 
"<title>\n<subtitle>\n<time>\nRecording Unavailable\nThe file for this 
recording can not be found") you'll see two buttons, "Show Program 
Details" and "Delete."  If you select "Delete", you then get the Delete 
Popup, which gives you 3 options to the question, "Are you sure you want 
to delete: <recording info>":  "Yes, and allow re-record", "Yes, delete 
it", and "No, keep it, I changed my mind."  Then, if you select either, 
"Yes," answer, you'll get the "file is missing, are you sure you want to 
delete" popup...

Therefore, there's no reason that it should have been "a little more 
involved" in your case just because you wanted to use Delete and allow 
re-record...

Since you didn't believe me before, I actually tried it again just now, 
and it /still/ works properly.

So, please quit spreading nasty rumors about not being able to Delete 
and allow re-record if the file is missing...

Mike