[mythtv-users] AutoExpire: Oldest Show First, yet newly recorded shows still expire...

[Steven Adeff]

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Michael T. Dean
<mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> On 07/22/2011 03:25 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> I /thought/ shows that were recorded with the "Keep X episodes" option
>> and "Record new, delete old" would actually delete the old off the
>> disk--not just stick it in the Deleted recording group.
>
> Been reading the code since I wrote this, and I was right.  Anything
> that's auto-expired--Live TV, "old deleted" shows, episodes over max,
> recordings--is removed from disk and none is ever put in the Deleted
> recording group.
>
> I can't see any possible way for a show to be expired to the Deleted
> recording group, so we really need those -v file logs to see what's
> happening.  And that means, if auto-expire is what's putting things in
> your Deleted recording group, something very major is messed up, somewhere.
>
> Mike

ok, I just got the backend restarted with those log settings working
(looots of autoexpire info showing now...)

I also just checked the Deleted group. One recording, a new episode of
a show that aired Friday night was put into the Deleted group almost
immediately, then a few hours later the episode had a repeat airing
and Myth recorded that, then it put *that* recording of the episode
into the Deleted group...

anyway, now that the log is showing the proper info I should be able
to get you useful info.

thanks!
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Steve
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