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keith0066
Tuning in
21 days ago

Controlling program Autodelete

I have an older Cisco TiVo box connects via cable rather than a more modern WiFi One.

Its got about 15% capacity left but many programs end up gettijng the dredded "Will be deleted in24hrs" message

But i do not know what parameters it uses to decide that.

Is it how old somehtinsg is? 

or does the box "think" there is X number of hours capacity left and X plus 10 hours of recordings scheduled i'd better delete somehtings.

But neither make sense as some programs are not very old a week or so and not that many recordings are sceduled within that 24 hour period.

So i end up having to set more or less everything i'm not going to watch almost immediatly "keep until i delete" which is a bit of a pain having to constantly monitor all recording.

Anyone know how it decides what to delete.

Cheers  Keith

 

6 Replies

  • Tavis75's avatar
    Tavis75
    Super solver
    20 days ago

    Generally it should be oldest first. It can be a bit over enthusiastic about displaying the message though (it bases it on all the upcoming recordings and an assumption that nothing will be deleted manually in the meantime, and even then seems a bit pessimistic about how much space will be required), it will only start deleting stuff if the box totally runs out of space for the new recordings, so as long as you're keeping on top of it then it should be OK. There is obviously also the "Keep until I delete" option if there is anything older that you absolutely want to keep.

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person
    20 days ago

    There's a long-standing bug/feature in TiVo-firmware that thinks the following way and, I suspect, is what you're referring to...

    "If nothing is deleted but I keep on recording as per the "my planned recordings" list, eventually I will fill up. I don't want to fail new recordings so old stuff gets deleted. I therefore need to warn the user of this" - but as long as existing recordings are deleted, this never happens. A reboot will clear this warning, but once triggered, the flag on any given recording remains until you either delete the recording or reboot again.

    In my experience, the warning is given on oldest recording first. Typically disk management should only be an issue once you breach mid-90s percentage disk-space used.

    If you have the legacy 500Gb TiVo and are reliably ~85% full, then it's worth noting that the current V6 has 1Tb storage as a matter of course.

  • Sabrina_B's avatar
    Sabrina_B
    Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team
    18 days ago

    Hi keith0066 👋.

    Thanks for reaching out to us, sorry to hear of the issues that you are facing with your recordings. Can we ask since your post have you been able to get this resolved or are you in need of further assistance?

    Please let us know. 

    • keith0066's avatar
      keith0066
      Tuning in
      17 days ago

      Thanks both, i'd hoped it was kind of that way but was unsure that if the 24hr warning message had popped up it would delete the program regardless of what else i deleted.

      i tend to record ALL of the F1, including the free practice sessions, on Sky which is HD and takes up loads of space but it normally gets deleted the same day as if its recorded i can FFW through the rubbish bits rather than spending 6 hours watching it all.

      So i assume its "thinking" there is loads set to record and the disc wil run out of space, but of course it doesn't as i delete most live sport on the day.

      I know the 360 has a bigger disc but was undr the inpression it was WiFi only and the TV is miles from the hub and the reception is rubbish, the BBC iplayer (which no longer works on my old Cisco) buffers horrendously.

      Cheers  Keith

       

      • japitts's avatar
        japitts
        Very Insightful Person
        17 days ago

        So i assume its "thinking" there is loads set to record and the disc wil run out of space, but of course it doesn't as i delete most live sport on the day.

        Exactly this.

        I know the 360 has a bigger disc but was undr the inpression it was WiFi only

        You're getting a few bits confused here, perfectly understandable. The newer V6 & the TV360, both run exactly the same hardware - so have the same connectivity requirements.

        Live TV is fed from the co-ax cable exactly the same as your TiVo, but the internet connection relies on your home-hub, which is where the Ethernet cable (always preferred) or wireless comes in. The V6 runs the same TiVo-software as your current box, whereas the TV360 uses newer "online-first" software that is very app & voice-control driven.

        The V6 & TV360 both come with 1Tb hard-drive as standard. Don't confuse any of these with the newer Stream boxes that are non-recording and use the internet for everything