[mythtv-users] MythTV backup

[Brad DerManouelian]

Mike Perkins wrote:
> There's a potential problem here, though. Suppose the worst happens and you lose 
> all or some of your recordings, but the database can be recovered.
> 
> The rebuilt database now has in it recordings it thinks you have, but you don't. 
> You may want to re-record all or just some of them. How do you tell Myth that, 
> sorry, these don't actually exist anymore, particularly as you may have a huge 
> list, some of which may or may not still exist? Is there a script which does 
> this, perhaps?
> 
> And how do you tell Myth that certain programs it thinks you have, or had, you 
> now want to re-record?
> 
> Mike Perkins

If it's a couple of programs, jut scroll through your watch recordings 
and delete/allow to re-record anything that says it's not there. If it's 
a LOT of recordings, I use myth.find_orphans.pl.

-Brad