[mythtv-users] deleting the previously recorded memory from the database

[Ian Evans]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:45 PM James Abernathy, <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:34 PM Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:22 PM James Abernathy, <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Here the situation. We used to record, watch, and then delete episodes
>>> of a sitcom that went on for 10 years. Now another network is carrying 2
>>> episodes a day of the same sitcom.  Since I can't go anywhere and I'm
>>> retired I thought it would be fun to re-record all those sitcom episodes,
>>> edit out the commercials and then convert them to H.264 and store them in
>>> my video library on my NAS.
>>>
>>> The problem is I find a number of the upcoming recordings listed as "P"
>>> meaning previously recorded.
>>> I want Mythtv to forget it previously recorded any of these episodes of
>>> this sitcom so it will re-record them again.  I know I can go thru upcoming
>>> recordings and override but is there an easier way?
>>>
>>> Jim A
>>>
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>> Don't have the menu in front of me, but it's like Manage Recordings,
>> Previously Recorded. Do a ctrl-s to find an episode, then enter. (I think
>> it's enter, might be M.)
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>> That will ask if you want to forget (or is it remove?) that episode or
>> all episodes for that series. Recently had to do it for the missus' fave
>> 420+ episode detective show.
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> That helped, thanks. The wording is scary. I think it means delete all the
> history regarding that title.
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> Jim A
>

Yes, it doesn't delete the recordings but just the 'memory' of them being
recorded. Threw me off at first too.

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