[mythtv-users] deleting the previously recorded memory from the database

[James Abernathy]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:34 PM Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 5:22 PM James Abernathy, <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here the situation. We used to record, watch, and then delete episodes of
>> a sitcom that went on for 10 years. Now another network is carrying 2
>> episodes a day of the same sitcom.  Since I can't go anywhere and I'm
>> retired I thought it would be fun to re-record all those sitcom episodes,
>> edit out the commercials and then convert them to H.264 and store them in
>> my video library on my NAS.
>>
>> The problem is I find a number of the upcoming recordings listed as "P"
>> meaning previously recorded.
>> I want Mythtv to forget it previously recorded any of these episodes of
>> this sitcom so it will re-record them again.  I know I can go thru upcoming
>> recordings and override but is there an easier way?
>>
>> Jim A
>>
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>
> Don't have the menu in front of me, but it's like Manage Recordings,
> Previously Recorded. Do a ctrl-s to find an episode, then enter. (I think
> it's enter, might be M.)
>
> That will ask if you want to forget (or is it remove?) that episode or all
> episodes for that series. Recently had to do it for the missus' fave 420+
> episode detective show.
>
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That helped, thanks. The wording is scary. I think it means delete all the
history regarding that title.

Jim A

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