[mythtv-users] AutoExpire: Oldest Show First, yet newly recorded shows still expire...

[Thomas Boehm]

On 16/07/11 21:05, Steven Adeff wrote:
> I have had Myth make some odd decisions in what shows to expire to
> clear up space. I have a lot of space so I decided to set it to Oldest
> Show First since that basically means stuff recorded 2+ weeks ago get
> deleted which is more than enough time for us to actually watch them.
> 
> anyway, since then I've noticed that Myth still expires new-ish
> recordings (from as soon as earlier that day). can someone help me
> troubleshoot to find out why this is happening?

Do these recording have a lower priority than the older ones. MythTV
deletes recordings with a lower priority first if you set it to. Have a
look in the settings of your frontend (Utilities/Setup -> Setup ->  TV
Settings -> General 2. Page) and change it.


HTH
Thomas