[mythtv-users] Lost all recordings because of ".xsession-errors" file

[Mike Perkins]

On 15/10/12 14:52, Joseph Fry wrote:
>>
>> Where are you going to put that warning
>>
>
> I'm thinking something like this:
>
> Disk Usage Details:
>
>     - MythTV Drive #1:
>        - Directory: mythserver:/var/mythtv/recordings
>        - Total Space: 2,816,683 MB
>        - Space Used: 1,448,124 MB
>        - Space Free: 1,368,559 MB
>        - *** WARNING: THIS DRIVE SHARES SPACE WITH SYSTEM DIRECTORIES AND
>        RECORDINGS MAY BE EXPIRED/DELETED WITHOUT WARNING IF THE SYSTEM
> NEEDS GROW.
>        ***
>
> Or perhaps it would be better warning when exiting mythtv-setup so you have
> to say "I know what im doing" after setting a system drive as a recording
> location.
>
Did you ever found out how .xsession-errors got so big in the first place? My 
backend doesn't even run X so I don't get that problem, but for a combined 
system I would suggest there is some problem there needs fixing.

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Mike Perkins