[mythtv-users] Re: Myth Web question disk usage reporting

[Ryan Steffes]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:36:37 -0500, Noel Murphy <bnmurphy at rogers.com> wrote:
> I guess I wasn't quite clear enough before. I admit, I got interrupted
> when I was writing it and I forgot what I was trying to get across.
> 
> The two comments made thus far aren't really the work around I was
> looking for.
> 
> What I want is to know how much total time I have recorded, how much
> disk space those recordings took up, and how much disk space I have
> left. The reason is that I can then guesstimate how much disk space an
> average recording takes up ( 2.5 GB for every hour, etc) and know how
> much disk space (or recording time) I will have left.
> 
> Stating that I have 4 recordings taking up 25 GB, isn't right, because
> then I would think that each recording takes up 6 GB. Or imagine I have
> no recordings. The sentence would then read "0 recordings taking up 25
> GB". How silly is that?
> 
> I also agree with the 2nd response. I definitely want to know how much
> free space I have left.
> 
> I think the best way would be the following:
> "4 programs, using 12 GB (3 hrs 45 mins). 30 GB free space remaining".
> 
> Anyone know how I can change the php to report this? I don't know php,
> but I've looked at it and I feel comfortable modifying stuff.
> 
> Noel
> 
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You'd have to count it up yourself.  You'd need to set a variable and
add to it each time you output a recorded program, then output it at
the end.  Easier is what Chris suggested by just looking at a couple
programs and guesstimating.