[mythtv-users] How to remove all files from "deleted recordings" group?

[Steven Adeff]

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>>> Strange.  I checked mine, and it is a 0 as you mentioned.  though I
>>> deleted about 300 recordings via mythweb over an hour ago, and they are
>>> still not gone.  No files deleted I mean.
>>>
>>> Anyway to disable this?
>>> Where is the retain deleted recordings setting?
>>>
>>> Anyway to manually force this?
>>>
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>>
>>
>> This one threw me off at first.  In my case I have that set to zero (in
>> Setup->TV Settings->General auto-expire, Deleted Max Age) and found that it
>> does in fact delete them within 15 minutes or so.  Not sure why that
>> wouldn't work for you.
>>
>> I think you can force deletion manually with:
>>
>> /usr/share/mythtv/contrib/maintenance/flush_deleted_recgroup.pl
>>
>> ...on the backend.
>
>
> I have never understood why people are so anxious to see files deleted...
> unless your looking to move to new drives or something and just need it to
> happen right away, it's far better to set the max age to 7 days or so, or
> just -1.  The system is great about deleting the recordings when it needs
> space, and it has saved me with the WAF a few times.
>
> If I had to empty my deleted items, I would open the recording group in the
> recordings screen, open the menu and select "add this group to playlist",
> then open the menu again and select playlist options > delete.

or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AutoExpire




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