[mythtv-users] Moving recordings and recording history to new backend?

[Karl Newman]

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Tom Harris <thom.j.harris at gmail.com>wrote:

> My old backend server has been around for quite a few years, and has
> developed some oddities..   I am building a new system in parallel and
> starting from a clean MythBuntu install.   I don't want to pull any of the
> system oddities over to the new backend, so I am not doing a full DB
> export/import.
>
> But, what I would like to do is to move my unwatched recordings over to
> the new backend.   I've been unable to find any method for doing that.
>  I've only found warnings recommending a complete DB import.
>
> I would also like to pull over the record programs I've already recorded
> on my old backend, so I'm not inundated with episodes of series that I've
> already watched.  This seems like a relatively straightforward table
> export/import.  But, again I've only seen warnings against partial imports.
>
> These seem like fairly common requirements..  Is there some way to
> accomplish them which I have not found in searches?
>

You're looking for a Partial Restore. See here (along with all its
caveats):
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore#Partial_restore_of_a_backup

Karl
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