[mythtv-users] find_orphans deleted everything!

[James Abernathy]

On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:18 AM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/4/20 7:20 AM, James Abernathy wrote:
> > This is strange.  I've used the find_orphans script for years to find
> > problems and fix them; particularly after restoring a database.
> >
> > So after creating a new system with a new database but the same old
> > recordings hard drive, I ran it looking for issues.  It found about 20
> and
> > I chose to delete the problems. It deleted everything including a
> > recording that was happening at the time. Many of these were Live TV
> > partial recordings and nothing of significance was lost.  However, it
> makes
> > me wonder about find_orphan.py.  I have the version that is for v31+.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > JIm A
>
> I'm confused about the "nothing of significance was lost"
> comment and the Subject: line.
>
> By everything, do you mean it deleted all of the recordings
> on the "old recordings drive"?
>
> Did the initial output list the recordings that it planned
> to delete?
>
> --
> Bill
>

Sorry I was not clear.  Since I rebuilt the system I have recorded nothing
of interest, just keeping everything working.  So losing all the recordings
since the rebuild is not significant . So if I check my storage groups
directories "defaults" and "Livetv" I see only files recorded since I did
the destructed find_orphans.py.

So now I should have no orphans.  Only 2 recordings and 1 livetv file. But
if you look at the console below you'll see the problem.

jim at mythbuntu:/mnt/md1$ ls recorded-tv2/
10501_20200804123700.ts      11701_20200804122800.ts
10501_20200804123700.ts.png  11701_20200804122800.ts.png
jim at mythbuntu:/mnt/md1$ ls livetv2/
11101_20200804123728.ts
jim at mythbuntu:/mnt/md1$ cd
jim at mythbuntu:~$ ./find_orphans.py
Recordings with missing files
  mythbuntu: CBS This Morning
 11701_20200804122800.ts
  mythbuntu: Good Morning America
 11101_20200804123728.ts
  mythbuntu: Today
  10501_20200804123700.ts

      Count:           3
Please select from the following
 1. Delete orphaned recording entries
 2. Refresh list
>
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