[mythtv-users] find_orphans.py script doesn't delete anything

[Greg]

On 3/11/24 00:23, Phill Edwards wrote:
> I had some sort of disk crash and all my recording files have gone. 
> But that's OK I didn't need them. However, it means I now have 
> thousands of records in the database that don't have a matching 
> recording file on disk.
>
> I thought I could clean that up with find_orphans.py but it doesn't 
> delete anything. It lists recording and I enter "1" for Delete 
> orphaned recording entries and confirm 'yes'. It then thinks for a 
> couple of minutes and then says it couldn't delete one of the 
> recordings. It then just presents the same recordings list again. And 
> this goes on forever.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Is there another way I can delete all 
> the database recording values without using this script (and without 
> manually doing it in Mythweb)?
>
> Regards,
> Phill
>
>
>
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This is the way I do it,it's not very elegant,but does work.

#1 Go to watch recordings.

#2 High-lite the entry you want to delete.

#3 Hit D, you will be presented with 3 options,choose the option you 
would like to do. Continue to the end of the recording list.

It can be quite tedious,but you won't corrupt the database.

This step is optional: After you are done deleting all the listings, go 
to System Status,look for Auto-expire list. It will list all the 
recordings you just deleted. Cursor left and high-lite the entry and hit 
enter..

Hope this helps.

Greg