Does NPVR automatically clear the live TV buffer directory?

[JP23]

Hi,

I just noticed that I have around 55 gigabytes of data in my buffer directory.

Should NPVR have cleared this data automatically, and if so, under what circumstances does it do this?

[johnsonx42]

this was a bug fixed a release or two ago; perhaps you're just seeing old buffer files left over from before the bug was fixed?

[mvallevand]

NPVR doesn't wait long enough, and the first and sometimes last PCH live files fail to get deleted.

Martin

[JP23]

this was a bug fixed a release or two ago; perhaps you're just seeing old buffer files left over from before the bug was fixed?

I don't think so, the machine was a fresh build at the start of March, and it's only ever had the latest version.

Also, I'm not using a PCH, just the server and PC clients.

[imagn]

I just noticed this as well, i dont use the live TV option that often, but recently tested this out, in addition NPVR does not delete recording when deleting them from a client

[fuzzweed]

I've got this too. Using two clients and just found 115Gb of 'LIVE' tv on the server when the tv stopped working because of full disk drive.

[smajor]

Same here, just located 123GB of live TV stuff.

[JP23]

I have worked around this problem by setting a scheduled task to delete anything in the buffer directory once a day.

[johnsonx42]

I used to have a line in my UpdateEPG.bat that deleted all the livetv buffer files. Not any more since the bug was fixed for livetv on the npvr machine and I have no active clients.

[soccerdad]

I found about a dozen recent files in my temp folder. All were from watching live tv from the PCH. I assume this is a bug??? Hopefully this is on subs radar. No hurry though, I know he is burried now.