[mythtv-users] Auto Expirable Recordings

[Daryl McDonald]

On Apr 25, 2016 7:24 PM, "Jay Foster" <jayf0ster at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> the Machine Information section:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Space Available After Auto-expire: 235,104 MB
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>    * Space Used by LiveTV: 0 MB
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>    * Space Used by Deleted Recordings: 24,245 MB
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>    * 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
>> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
>> Het eeuwige dilemma
>> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>>
>> De lerende Mens
>>
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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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