[mythtv-users] matching directory structure during migration

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 05/08/15 03:18, Jerome Yuzyk wrote:
> From https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Backend_migration "Building a new backend 
> to replace an existing machine":
> 
>     Copy all media (recordings, videos, music, etc) from the old machine to
>     the same directory structure on the new machine.
> 
> I am tweaking my new setup a little, to take advantage of some experience 
> and new hardware, and I'm wondering how critical this is. Can I use 
> symlinks to make my new layout look like my old layout? Until I can get 
> Myth to use my new layout? I don't have any content other than recordings. 
> Would the DB have to be changed to use my new layout?
> 

What you really need to do, is ensure your Storage Group directories
point to where ever you have put the recordings / videos etc.

So you can move it around, provided you update the SG config to point
to the new location.


Regards
Stuart