[mythtv-users] Delete Oldest not working

[Robert Dege]

Yeah, that was my old post.  I decided to start this new thread since the
Subject was about auto-expire, and I didn't want to confuse others.

-Rob

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Martin Moores <moores.martin at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 27 September 2012 16:09, Robert Dege <livemotion at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to keep exactly 15 episodes of Sesame Street on mythtv.  As new
>> episodes record, the oldest shows should be deleted, with the exception of
>> ones that specifically preserve.  I've been trying to get this to work over
>> the past two weeks, with little success.
>>
>> At first, I tried to configure it using mythweb, but that didn't work
>> (Recording Schedule -> Sesame Street -> No. of recordings to keep)
>>
>> I tried to configure it through mythfrontend, but that didn't work either
>> (TV -> Schedule Recording -> Upcoming Recordings -> Sesame Street -> Edit
>> Options -> Storage Options)
>>
>> After fiddling with the settings, mythweb, and mythfrontend had
>> conflicting values.  mythfrontend showed 17 max shows (set as part of my
>> testing), while mythweb still showed 15.  Both now reflect the same number
>> of shows, yet myth is still recording past the max value.  Recorded
>> programs shows 17 episodes have been recorded, with the latest show
>> recorded this morning.
>>
>> What am I missing??
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>> Maybe the same as a recent post with a similar question:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/527871#527871
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
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