[mythtv-users] How to add more recording disk space: Christmas iscoming !

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 09:24:43PM +1100, Phill Edwards wrote:
> Would a symlink work Install the the new disk, move existing recordings onto 
> it. Make /data/video a symlink to the appropriate dir on your new disk. When 
> it's all over just change te symlink back to a real dir and move your 
> recordings back.
> 
> That nice 'n' easy and should work, shouldn't it?

Actually, I don't think it will really do what the original poster
wanted.

What *might* do it is a thing called a 'translucent' filesystem, for
which, google. :-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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