[mythtv-users] Auto Expirable Recordings

Jay Foster jayf0ster at roadrunner.com
Mon Apr 25 23:23:26 UTC 2016


On 4/25/2016 4:07 PM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi Jerome,
>
> Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 12:46:03 AM, you wrote:
>
>>    
>> On Monday, April 25, 2016 03:20:05 PM Jay Foster wrote:
>>   
>>> Using mythweb -> Backend Status, I see the following information under
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>>> the Machine Information section:
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>>   
>>> Space Available After Auto-expire: 235,104 MB
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>>   
>>>    * Space Used by LiveTV: 0 MB
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>>>    * Space Used by Deleted Recordings: 24,245 MB
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>>>    * Space Used by Auto-expirable Recordings: 23,885 MB
>>   
>>   
>>> As far as I know, I have no auto-expirable recordings.  How can I
>>   
>>> determine which recordings are part of the 'Space Used by Auto-expirable
>>   
>>> Recordings'?  In other words, which recordings are subject to being
>>   
>>> auto-expired?
>>   
>>   
>>   
>> I believe all your recordings except ones you've set to not
>> auto-expire (plus ones set to expire by virtue of being deleted) are auto-expirable.
>>   
>>   
>>   
>> In MythWeb Schedule Options for a recording or recording rule see
>> the "Auto-expire recordings" checkbox. By default it'll be checked.
>>   
>>   
>>   
> Also in the frontend menu for any recording under storage options you
> can toggle it. The same goes for MythWeb. There is either a white
> clock or a crossed out red rimmed clock. Clicking it toggles it.
>
> Watched recordings will expire before unwatched. So if space is needed
> for a recording, files are removed in this order:
> files flagged as deleted
> files flagged as auto-expiring that are watched
> files flagged as auto-expiring that are unwatched
> If that does not create enough space the recording will fail.
>
> So set a recording to NOT auto-expire if you intend to keep it. If you
> find any new recording more important, set it to auto-expire.
>
> By differentiating between deleting and setting it to auto-expire, you
> can create a kind of priority order.
>
> For some recordings I have them set to not auto-expire in the
> recording rule, but change that after watching to auto-expire.
>
>
> Tot mails,
>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
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>
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Thanks.  The information about the red rimmed clock in MythWeb allowed 
me to find the three recordings that had the auto-expire set.



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