[mythtv-users] mythtv keeping recordings of everything i watch?

[Michael Starks]

George Nychis wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I've noticed mythtv is keeping recordings of everything i watch, even
> though its not shown in my scheduled recordings, and they do not show up
> in my "Previously Recorded" stuff to playback.
> 
> However I do see the recordings in /mnt/store
> 
> For example, I watched family fued in live tv today, and i now see it in
> /mnt/store, even though i didn't tell it to record it, and it does not
> show up in my media library in mythfrontend.

As others have noted, what you are seeing is how live tv was redesigned
to work.  The argument has been made that space issues are not relevant
since it will auto-expire live tv recordings first, but of course that
argument is only valid if your box is dedicated exclusively to MythTV.
It would be nice to see a 'keep at most n episodes' type of option for
live tv so that you don't fill up the drive.