Recordings file name should include date/time, and network ID

[DSperber]

If you really want all of the recordings stored in a single folder, you can set NextPVR do that, too. Although why on earth you'd want that (other than to "be like WMC"), I don't know!

I already have specified only one "parent" recording folder. No additional recording folders. But there still are sub-folders created by show. I've just now disabled the additional sub-folders by season. This seems acceptable to me.

But I don't understand what your criticism pertains to? You mean suppressing the first level sub-folders by show? I don't see any way to suppress that, but it actually would be fine with me if that were the case. Is there such an option?  Please point me to it if there is.

The program name first (plus the station ID if it were possible, a la WMC) makes it totally obvious what the program name is. The alphabetical program name as high-level in the file name (followed by station ID, if it were present) is sufficient to "group" all recordings together if you browse the one master folder using Explorer. I don't need to have them actually reside in a sub-folder of the identical program name. It's already in the file name itself, and presented alphabetically by Explorer. What is the value of the sub-folder holding that subset of files all starting with the same name?

Just my opinion, of course. I'm not trying to duplicate WMC, but I don't see the need for sub-folders by program. So if you know how to suppress that, please do share.

And, if you want to be able to delete files directly from the filesystem and have NextPVR automatically update its database to remove the deleted recording, you can set it to do that, too.

Again, please share this technique.

Also, can you please point me to what I can look at to learn how to build a "post-processing script"? No need to keep it a secret. I'm obviously a rookie on NextPVR and you're the mentor, so please share the knowledge.