[mythtvnz] Some recordings refuse to be deleted

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:
> I haven't checked permissions - I assumed they would be the same as all the
> other files.
>
> I will check.
>
> Can the filed be deleted from the file manager? Or does that upset the
> database?
>

stop top posting please.

yes you can delete them from the drive, but they will remain in
database. use find_orphans.py to get rid of the database entries.

But if you set the permissions right you will be able to do it
properly from the gui.

>
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:03:33 +1300, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Folks
>>>
>>> I was tidying up the storage drive by using the "delete forever" function
>>> to
>>> remove unwanted recordings.
>>> This was generally successful except in the case of 8 of the earliest
>>> recordings which were made soon after
>>> I got my HTPC running.
>>> From the deleted recordings view the "delete forever" option removes the
>>> selected recording but they reappear
>>> on the list within a few seconds.
>>> I have checked that the recordings are not marked "preserve" and they can
>>> be
>>> played from the list.I have tried
>>> to undelete and delete again.So far nothing seems to work.
>>> The recordings are all from 3 dates:  2 from 27/1/12;1 from 33/1/12 and 5
>>> from 1/2/12.
>>> Any ideas how to remove these?
>>
>>
>> permissions on those files?
>>
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>
> I haven't checked permissions - I assumed they would be the same as all the
> other files.
>
> I will check.
>
> Can the filed be deleted from the file manager? Or does that upset the
> database?
>
>
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