I don't have any issues as such I'm just curious about some things.
I upgraded May this year, 2025. It took some time for the channels to settle but that was because of a new router. I'm simply curious about how to retrieve delete recordings like the old system (if possible) and why it states 97% recording space left unless I'm reading it wrong. I have to say I have quite a few recordings but admit I have received a message on the telly saying 'you're almost out of storage space'.
No, there is no "recycle bin" for your recordings on the Horizon V360 TV platform. This was a TiVO exclusive feature & will not re-appear. VM have had Horizon imposed on them by their new owners Liberty Global, who developed the system for cable operations across Europe. It is a server based system, so is centralised. Your hard drive is just seen as a remote storage location, as UK broadcast agreements don't allow the cloud storage used in the rest of their Euro operations.
There are no specific demo videos, although if you search on YouTube you will find several reviews from users demonstrating the Horizon UI.
khls15995 why it states 97% recording space left unless I'm reading it wrong
The percentage indicator in the top left hand corner shows you how much HDD space has been used. and not the remaining space (see screenshot)
You can fine tune recordings and recording space by going to Recordings > View All >
Clicking on the top row and selecting Manage Storage > Enter your pin number >brings up a new screen where you can set your default options for deleting recordings Auto-delete when space needed can be switched to Off or On. This function will automatically delete the oldest content when disk space is required for a new recording. By default, it’ll be off for existing users but for new installs it’ll be on. (This may be why when the 360 gets to around 80% full some recordings fail, possibly depending on the length of the program, and older recordings are deleted) You can also further fine tune recordings using the Fast Clean-up options in the same section. If you have more than one main box select the box you wish to perform these actions on From there you can :- Delete all fully watched programs. Delete all recordings older than 6 months. Delete all recordings. Stop all future recordings. Delete and stop all recordings. You can also protect shows and ensure they aren’t auto deleted when auto delete is turned on: Saved > Recorded > See All Highlight (select) the program by name and click on the edit “pencil” icon on the right side of the bin (delete) icon, then either turn on or off Protect from auto-delete for that program. If space is required for a new recording, unprotected recordings will be deleted using this logic: Watched, oldest to newest recording. Unwatched, oldest to newest. Content that is being watched at the time will not be deleted. And if all content is protected, the recording will fail indicating this as a reason
The 360 is the UK version of Liberty Global STB, and LG has deployed this Horizon box in its other European cable subsidiaries, i.e. in the Netherlands (Ziggo), Switzerland (UPC), Belgium (Telenet) and Germany (Unitymedia, before its sale to Vodafone). There's never been the option to undelete a recording in any country as in many cases users will be able to use catch‑up or on‑demand services. An undelete option would have been possible for the 360 but certainly not warranting the expense for a single market.
