[mythtv-users] Deleted recordings in limbo after upgrade to 0.25

[Michael T. Dean]

(fixed quoting)

On 05/14/2012 12:32 PM, cats22 wrote:
>> On 05/14/2012 11:18 AM, cats22 wrote:
>>> Before my upgrade from 0.24 to 0.25 the default storage group was 95%
>>> used, but about 50% of it was deleted recordings. I use the option of
>>> keeping deleted recordings until the space is needed.
>>>
>>> After upgrade, two days later I noticed there was nothing showing in
>>> the deleted group in the frontend. I also noticed that newly deleted
>>> recordings showed in the deleted group for about 5 minutes then
>>> disappeared.
>>>
>>> I checked mythweb and saw that there were about 160 deleted recordings
>>> showing there.
>>>
>>> I changed the frontend setting for how long to keep deleted recordings
>>> from 0 to -1 so that future deleted recordings are kept until space is
>>> required.
>>>
>>> Now the default storage group is 80% used and still there are some 160
>>> recordings showing as deleted in MythWeb but none showing as deleted
>>> in the front end.
>>>
>>> Since the usage went from 95% to 80% it must have purged some but not
>>> all of the deleted recordings.
>>>
>>> How do I get the 160 deleted recordings to show in the frontend, in
>>> sync with MythWeb, and how to I get it to save those 160 deleted
>>> recordings until space is needed?
>> In Watch Recordings, if you hit MENU (once or twice, as required), then
>> Change Group Filter, does it list "Deleted" as an available recording
>> group?  If so, select that and you should see the deleted recordings.
>
> Yes "Deleted" is an available recording group. When I select that I see only 1 recording, this is one I deleted after setting the "time to keep deleted recordings" to -1. The other 160 or so deleted recordings do not show there, but they do show in MythWeb.


OK, then what do you mean by "MythWeb"?  Which area?  The "Recorded 
Programs" page?  Or are you saying that the backend status page (which 
has nothing to do with MythWeb, but is also available in MythWeb) lists 
a lot of "Space Used by Deleted Recordings"?

Mike