[mythtv-users] find_orphans deleted everything!

[Jim Abernathy]

On 8/4/20 11:38 AM, James Abernathy wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:18 AM Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com 
> <mailto: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
> >

Bill,

Did you see what I was referring to?

I ran the script again today, but exited and it showed the only 2 
recordings on my system. Both made this morning and should not be orphans.

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jim at mythbuntu:~$ ./find_orphans.py
Recordings with missing files
   mythbuntu: Ask This Old House - Backsplash; Rainwater 
Feature              10404_20200806103000.ts
   mythbuntu: CBS This Morning 11701_20200806110000.ts
Count:           2
Please select from the following
  1. Delete orphaned recording entries
  2. Refresh list

Jim A


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