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Zero-length files in GBPVR folder
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#1
2006-08-02, 04:36 PM
I have a pile of zero-length files in my GBPVR folder. They are named after some of my recordings (but not all). All the above are reoccurring recordings but it has done it on occasion for non-reoccurring recordings. Is this correct?

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2006-08-02, 05:15 PM
This is a long standing bug, though I hadnt heard about it happening in the last few months, so I'd assumed I'd finally managed to fix it. Seems not.

I'm not sure why exactly it happens.

The zero length file actually has an alternate data stream called metadata.xml which contains information about the recording.
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2006-08-02, 07:16 PM
sub Wrote:This is a long standing bug, though I hadnt heard about it happening in the last few months, so I'd assumed I'd finally managed to fix it. Seems not.

I'm not sure why exactly it happens.

The zero length file actually has an alternate data stream called metadata.xml which contains information about the recording.

My recordings folder is "V:\Recordings\". My recordings are grouped. I have no plugins enabled outside of the default. I have several plugins from the main menu disabled (DVD, Video Library, Music Library, Net Radio, System).

Now I have a reoccurring recording for Lovejoy but that hasn't produced the empty files.

If I can provide any information that may be of assistance, please let me know.

LADS reports these recordings have an ADS:
Code:
size  ADS in file
----------  ---------------------------------
       657  \Agatha Christies Poirot\The Chocolate Box.mpg:metadata.xml
       603  \Agatha Christies Poirot\The Dream.mpg:metadata.xml
       656  \Agatha Christies Poirot\The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge.mpg:metadata.xml
       678  \Agatha Christies Poirot\The Mystery of the Spanish Chest.mpg:metadata.xml
       673  \Agatha Christies Poirot\The Theft of the Royal Ruby.mpg:metadata.xml
         0  \Agatha Christies Poirot\Thumbs.db:encryptable
       657  \Agatha Christies Poirot\Yellow Iris.mpg:metadata.xml
       575  \Curb Your Enthusiasm\Curb Your Enthusiasm_20060731_03000400.mpg:metadata.xml
       838  \Doctor Who\Doctor Who_20060715_20502150.mpg:metadata.xml
      1106  \FilmBeau Geste\FilmBeau Geste_20060802_17001905.mpg:metadata.xml
       824  \FilmBoys Dont Cry\FilmBoys Dont Cry_20060728_23350125.mpg:metadata.xml
      1040  \FilmCarry On Doctor\FilmCarry On Doctor_20060730_19102100.mpg:metadata.xml
       758  \FilmHorse Feathers\FilmHorse Feathers_20060729_17401855.mpg:metadata.xml
      1125  \FilmLive Flesh\FilmLive Flesh_20060729_01500335.mpg:metadata.xml
       769  \FilmLost in Translation\FilmLost in Translation_20060728_21002300.mpg:metadata.xml
       980  \FilmMonkey Business\FilmMonkey Business_20060731_17101840.mpg:metadata.xml
      1124  \FilmThe Left Handed Gun\FilmThe Left Handed Gun_20060731_13351535.mpg:metadata.xml
      1084  \FilmThe Music Man\FilmThe Music Man_20060731_13001530.mpg:metadata.xml
      1004  \FilmThe Spy in Black\FilmThe Spy in Black_20060801_15001655.mpg:metadata.xml
      1159  \FilmThe Three Marias\FilmThe Three Marias_20060722_23050035.mpg:metadata.xml
      1038  \FilmThe Way Ahead\FilmThe Way Ahead_20060731_15001710.mpg:metadata.xml
      1103  \FilmTopaz\FilmTopaz_20060730_15001750.mpg:metadata.xml
      1330  \FilmWolf Creek\FilmWolf Creek_20060801_23200115.mpg:metadata.xml
       548  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060727_11301200.mpg:metadata.xml
       601  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060731_15301600.mpg:metadata.xml
       578  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060801_06250650.mpg:metadata.xml
       578  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060801_15301600.mpg:metadata.xml
       609  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_11301200.mpg:metadata.xml
       557  \Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_15301600.mpg:metadata.xml
       703  \Lost\Lost_20060801_23000000.mpg:metadata.xml
       536  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060721_18502000.mpg:metadata.xml
       515  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060724_18552000.mpg:metadata.xml
       522  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060726_15051615.mpg:metadata.xml
       470  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060727_15051615.mpg:metadata.xml
       544  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060728_15101615.mpg:metadata.xml
       505  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060728_18552000.mpg:metadata.xml
       505  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060731_12451345.mpg:metadata.xml
       553  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060731_19002000.mpg:metadata.xml
       553  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060801_12251335.mpg:metadata.xml
       586  \Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060801_18502000.mpg:metadata.xml
       514  \Mark Lawson Talks to Clive James\Mark Lawson Talks to Clive James_20060801_00500150.mpg:metadata.xml
       497  \Scrubs\Scrubs_20060802_16301700.mpg:metadata.xml
       710  \Star Trek\Star Trek_20060715_13051355.mpg:metadata.xml
       628  \Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060715_13551440.mpg:metadata.xml
       684  \Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060722_14351520.mpg:metadata.xml
       682  \Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060729_13201405.mpg:metadata.xml
       562  \Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060714_22502325.mpg:metadata.xml
       560  \Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060714_23252355.mpg:metadata.xml
       566  \Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060721_23202355.mpg:metadata.xml
       480  \The Avengers\The Avengers_20060724_19102000.mpg:metadata.xml
       537  \The Avengers\The Avengers_20060725_19102000.mpg:metadata.xml
       484  \The Avengers\The Avengers_20060726_19102000.mpg:metadata.xml
       541  \The Avengers\The Avengers_20060727_19102000-2.mpg:metadata.xml
         0  \Thumbs.db:encryptable
DIR reports these files in my recordings directory:
Code:
\Agatha Christies Poirot
\CSI Miami
\Curb Your Enthusiasm
\Doctor Who
\FilmA Countess from Hong Kong
\FilmBeau Geste
\FilmBoys Dont Cry
\FilmCarry On Doctor
\FilmDuck Soup
\FilmHorse Feathers
\FilmLive Flesh
\FilmLost in Translation
\FilmMonkey Business
\FilmThe Left Handed Gun
\FilmThe Music Man
\FilmThe Spy in Black
\FilmThe Three Marias
\FilmThe Trouble with Harry
\FilmThe Way Ahead
\FilmTopaz
\FilmWolf Creek
\Home Improvement
\Lost
\Lovejoy
\Mark Lawson Talks to Clive James
\Scrubs
\Star Trek
\Star Trek The Next Generation
\Tales of the Unexpected
\The Avengers
\Agatha Christies Poirot\The Chocolate Box.mpg
\Agatha Christies Poirot\The Dream.mpg
\Agatha Christies Poirot\The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge.mpg
\Agatha Christies Poirot\The Mystery of the Spanish Chest.mpg
\Agatha Christies Poirot\The Theft of the Royal Ruby.mpg
\Agatha Christies Poirot\Yellow Iris.mpg
\CSI Miami\CSI Miami_20060801_21002200.mpg
\Curb Your Enthusiasm\Curb Your Enthusiasm_20060731_03000400.mpg
\Doctor Who\Doctor Who_20060715_20502150.mpg
\FilmA Countess from Hong Kong\FilmA Countess from Hong Kong_20060801_16551900.mpg
\FilmBeau Geste\FilmBeau Geste_20060802_17001905.mpg
\FilmBoys Dont Cry\FilmBoys Dont Cry_20060728_23350125.mpg
\FilmCarry On Doctor\FilmCarry On Doctor_20060730_19102100.mpg
\FilmDuck Soup\FilmDuck Soup_20060730_17501910.mpg
\FilmHorse Feathers\FilmHorse Feathers_20060729_17401855.mpg
\FilmLive Flesh\FilmLive Flesh_20060729_01500335.mpg
\FilmLost in Translation\FilmLost in Translation_20060728_21002300.mpg
\FilmMonkey Business\FilmMonkey Business_20060731_17101840.mpg
\FilmThe Left Handed Gun\FilmThe Left Handed Gun_20060731_13351535.mpg
\FilmThe Music Man\FilmThe Music Man_20060731_13001530.mpg
\FilmThe Spy in Black\FilmThe Spy in Black_20060801_15001655.mpg
\FilmThe Three Marias\FilmThe Three Marias_20060722_23050035.mpg
\FilmThe Trouble with Harry\FilmThe Trouble with Harry_20060802_15001700.mpg
\FilmThe Way Ahead\FilmThe Way Ahead_20060731_15001710.mpg
\FilmTopaz\FilmTopaz_20060730_15001750.mpg
\FilmWolf Creek\FilmWolf Creek_20060801_23200115.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060727_11001130.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060727_11301200.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060728_11001130.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060731_11001130.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060731_15301600.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060801_06250650.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060801_15001530.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060801_15301600.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_11001130.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_11301200.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_15001530.mpg
\Home Improvement\Home Improvement_20060802_15301600.mpg
\Lost\Lost_20060801_22002300.mpg
\Lost\Lost_20060801_23000000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060721_18502000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060724_18552000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060726_15051615.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060727_15051615.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060728_15101615.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060728_18552000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060731_12451345.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060731_19002000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060801_12251335.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060801_18502000.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060802_12151325.mpg
\Lovejoy\Lovejoy_20060802_18502000.mpg
\Mark Lawson Talks to Clive James\Mark Lawson Talks to Clive James_20060801_00500150.mpg
\Scrubs\Scrubs_20060802_16301700.mpg
\Star Trek\Star Trek_20060715_13051355.mpg
\Star Trek\Star Trek_20060722_13001350.mpg
\Star Trek\Star Trek_20060729_12301320.mpg
\Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060715_13551440.mpg
\Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060722_13501435.mpg
\Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060722_14351520.mpg
\Star Trek The Next Generation\Star Trek The Next Generation_20060729_13201405.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060714_22502325.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060714_23252355.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060721_22452320.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060721_23202355.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060728_22502325.mpg
\Tales of the Unexpected\Tales of the Unexpected_20060728_23252355.mpg
\The Avengers\The Avengers_20060724_19102000.mpg
\The Avengers\The Avengers_20060725_19102000.mpg
\The Avengers\The Avengers_20060726_19102000.mpg
\The Avengers\The Avengers_20060727_19102000-2.mpg
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#4
2006-08-02, 07:20 PM
Sorry, as I said above, I dont know why this happens. I known what is happening, but not why. I've never been able to reproduce it here in the debug environment, so never really had a chance to take a closer look.
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#5
2006-08-03, 12:38 AM
I recently had the same Zero-byte recordings issue and while my problem was completely different as per this thread, I listed the solutions I found as follows, which may (or may not) be useful:

1. Try the Native Utilities Patch 12 July 2006.
2. Check you have a MUX Filter installed.
3. Check Signal Strength?
4. Check system hasn't just come out of hibernation.
5. Check HD Space.

k.

[SIZE="1"]Footnote, in case anyone does a future search: As discussed in that thread, that particular zero-byte issue is only relevant to MPEG2 recordings on a Lifeview TV Walker for recent (97.xx) versions of GBPVR. MPEG4 recordings do not suffer the same fate.[/SIZE]
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#6
2006-08-03, 06:59 PM
I always thought those files were supposed to be there.

So no problems with just going through and deleting them as the motivation hits?
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2006-08-03, 07:00 PM
You can safely delete them.
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2006-08-03, 07:01 PM
I've added some logic that should hopefully stop these files in the next release.
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2006-08-03, 07:02 PM
sub Wrote:You can safely delete them.
Cool, as I have noticed a few as well. Smile

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