unable to delete recording

[manic_biker]

I get an error when deleting a recording:  unable to delete - file may be use.

If I restart my Win 10 PC, then I can delete as normal.  Here is the pertinent (I think) portion of the log file:

2020-10-21 13:51:52.644 [DEBUG][42] DeleteRecording(5944)
2020-10-21 13:51:52.644 [DEBUG][42] DeleteRecording@1
2020-10-21 13:51:52.644 [DEBUG][42] Cancelling wake up request for for 'RecordingOID5944'
2020-10-21 13:51:52.644 [DEBUG][42] Cancelling wake up request for for 'RecordingOID5944-backup'
2020-10-21 13:51:52.644 [DEBUG][42] -removing: E:\My Recordings\Days of our Lives\Days.of.our.Lives.S56E20.ts
2020-10-21 13:51:52.660 [ERROR][42] Unexpected error in DeleteRecording(): System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'E:\My Recordings\Days of our Lives\Days.of.our.Lives.S56E20.ts' because it is being used by another process.
  at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
  at System.IO.File.InternalDelete(String path, Boolean checkHost)
  at System.IO.File.Delete(String path)
  at NShared.RecordingService.DeleteFile(String filename)
  at NShared.RecordingService.DeleteRecording(ScheduledRecording scheduledRecording)

[sub]

Was NextPVR v4? If so, try it in NextPVR v5. If the problem still exists there, I'll help you track down the cause, and fix.

NextPVR v4 is no longer being updated.

[manic_biker]

OK - will do

[ga_mueller]

Either recording service crashed or Comskip is running...

[manic_biker]

Thanks ga_mueller

I saw that comskip was running in the task manager. Next, I'll need to determine why comskip is running when no recordings are currently in process.

[ga_mueller]

de nada and good luck...

[FrogFan]

Hello,

I'm jumping on this thread because I'm having the same problem:  Unable to delete recording, file may be in use.

I'm in the process of installing and testing V5.  I recorded three programs simultaneously and that worked fine.  Then I began to watch one of the programs in the web app.  I soon got a message that my server wasn't fast enough to watch the program in the web app.  I shut the web app down and opened up the desktop app in Windows 10.  I watched a bit of the program just to confirm it was recorded, then clicked on the "stop" button and tried to delete the program.

I've posted logs below.

Thanks very much for the support and patience.  I'm making good progress with V5.  I really like what I see and really appreciate the support I get here.

[mvallevand]

It was still transcoding as a background process in the web app. My experience using raw recorded files in the web app is not great, if this is something you prefer doing, use the post recording process to convert files into a web friendly format otherwise use NextPVR, Kodie etc for recordings.

Why this is in the v4 forum escapes me. New threads don't cost anything and the solutions here might not help v5 users out in the future.

Martin

[FrogFan]

Why this is in the v4 forum escapes me. New threads don't cost anything and the solutions here might not help v5 users out in the future.

Martin, I'm not sure how to respond.  I'm really trying to do what's right.  When I search for a topic and don't find one, then post a new thread, I get strong feedback about not using the search function (even when I did).  In this case, I issued several search requests and actually found this one that addressed my topic.  Indeed this thread contains a reference to V5 and a request to post details if people encountered the same issue with V5.  That's what I did.

Don't get me wrong:  I appreciate the help I'm getting here and really like using NextPVR.  I'm also trying to be respectful of your time.  I thought I was doing that by posting my question in what appeared to me to be a relevant thread.  I guess I was wrong again!

I'll try harder next time!

Ed

[mvallevand]

Sorry for the confusion I was talking about using the search function to find a solution an not post on old threads. Maybe I was lucky but yesterday I hit the solution on my first search.

I never like it when threads get reused, in this case it is not even clear if the OP was using v4 or v5.

Martin