Mass (but not complete) deletion of shows?

Channels DVR Server
#1

is there a way to delete a batch of recordings at once? we have a zillion jeopardy!s recorded (most unwatched) and i’d like to delete all but maybe the last 2 weeks worth.

i guess i can delete the files from disk using finder or the shell, but then i suppose the database is sitting there pointing to files which no longer exist.

thanks - rob

#2

Hmm, easiest way is probably to delete from disk and then run:

curl -XPUT http://127.0.0.1:8089/dvr/pruner/deleted

Which will delete the database entries for files it cannot find.

You could also change the Keep setting on your season pass to keep “last 20”

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#3

OK - so i understand you right: updating the season pass will cause a deletion/prune to happen immediately?

actually just remembered that the “tail deletion” would not work - we wanted to keep a range of episodes in the past but delete most of the others. so i will try the delete/put command.

thanks

#4

Changing Keep settings takes effect in a few hours, not immediately.

#5

thanks, this worked perfectly.

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