[mythtv-users] matching directory structure during migration
Stuart Auchterlonie
stuarta at squashedfrog.net
Wed Aug 5 12:56:50 UTC 2015
On 05/08/15 03:18, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> From https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration "Building a new backend
> to replace an existing machine":
>
> Copy all media (recordings, videos, music, etc) from the old machine to
> the same directory structure on the new machine.
>
> I am tweaking my new setup a little, to take advantage of some experience
> and new hardware, and I'm wondering how critical this is. Can I use
> symlinks to make my new layout look like my old layout? Until I can get
> Myth to use my new layout? I don't have any content other than recordings.
> Would the DB have to be changed to use my new layout?
>
What you really need to do, is ensure your Storage Group directories
point to where ever you have put the recordings / videos etc.
So you can move it around, provided you update the SG config to point
to the new location.
Regards
Stuart
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