[mythtv-users] LiveTV auto recording? Harddrive filling up.

[Kevin Kuphal]

Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>
>   
>> And none of the suggestions here would fix that because even if you  
>> set
>> the autoexpire threshold to be zero or expire on delete, the fact is
>> that the show is still in progress and will not be expired.   You  
>> cannot
>> delete something that is being used.  In fact, the system as it  
>> stands,
>> would delete that 20GB file as soon as the next program started but
>> nothing can change the fact that without guide divisions on the music
>> channels, a LiveTV session will grow until stopped because it is a
>> recording.  This has *nothing* to do with auto expiration.
>>
>> Kevin
>>     
>
> No, actually it would fix the OP's problem. The reason he has a 20+GB  
> file is because his son leaves on a channel that has a 10 hour  
> program. If he had a setting that said, "Always split Live TV after  
> 60 minutes." then instead of a 20+GB file, he would have 10 2GB files  
> for those 10 hours. Actually, he would only have the last hour (2GB)  
> since it would expire the older 2GB files even though technically the  
> program is still in progress.
>
> Again, I'm suggesting a feature that would alleviate the problem.  
> It's not currently in the software.
>   
I think we are referring to different OPs :).  Such a patch may be 
considered if someone were to provide one.  The other idea proposed 
about immediate deletion of LiveTV recordings on exit will not as it has 
already been discussed to death.  This issue of long blocks of 
uninterrupted guide information creating large LiveTV recordings is the 
first I have heard of it discussed in this context.  

Kevin