[mythtv-users] Can't use 'delete and allow rerecord' for recordings when the file is missing

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sat Feb 21 02:53:14 UTC 2009


On 02/20/2009 09:11 PM, jarpublic at gmail.com wrote:
> I lost all of my recordings, but that is a story in another thread. I
> want to clear out all of the recordings from the database now, so that
> when they come on again they will be recorded rather being skipped
> because mythtv thinks they are previously recorded. My plan was to
> select them in the watch recordings and the choose 'delete and allow
> rerecord'. However, my only option for recordings with the source file
> missing is 'delete'. I tried using the 'delete+record' option in
> mythweb but that fails and does nothing. I am aware of the
> mythtv.find_orphans script, but from what I can tell it just removes
> the orphaned recordings from the recorded table. If I do that will the
> shows still be in the previously recorded table and thus will not
> record when they are aired again? Will the find orphans script work
> for me. Or is there some manual way of removing these from the
> previously recorded table? 

Hit Delete, then in the "Are you sure" prompt, choose "Yes, Delete and
allow re-record."

Mike


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