[mythtv-users] Moving recordings and recording history to new backend?
Karl Newman
newmank1 at asme.org
Fri Oct 11 21:45:25 UTC 2013
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Tom Harris <thom.j.harris at gmail.com>wrote:
> My old backend server has been around for quite a few years, and has
> developed some oddities.. I am building a new system in parallel and
> starting from a clean MythBuntu install. I don't want to pull any of the
> system oddities over to the new backend, so I am not doing a full DB
> export/import.
>
> But, what I would like to do is to move my unwatched recordings over to
> the new backend. I've been unable to find any method for doing that.
> I've only found warnings recommending a complete DB import.
>
> I would also like to pull over the record programs I've already recorded
> on my old backend, so I'm not inundated with episodes of series that I've
> already watched. This seems like a relatively straightforward table
> export/import. But, again I've only seen warnings against partial imports.
>
> These seem like fairly common requirements.. Is there some way to
> accomplish them which I have not found in searches?
>
You're looking for a Partial Restore. See here (along with all its
caveats):
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Database_Backup_and_Restore#Partial_restore_of_a_backup
Karl
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