Deleting Series Recordings

[DaveR849]

Newbie question:
I know how to delete individual recordings. Is there a way to delete an entire series from the DVR library? When recording a long running series (e g. "Blue Bloods", "NCIS et.al." you can end up with recordings numbering in the hundreds. I can foresee a time when I might need free a larger segment of storage space.

[nickk]

Not yet... we plan to add this feature once the current guide UI upgrades are complete.

[Bryn]

Hi Nick - could you also please add the ability to limit the number of recordings for a show? Old recordings would be removed automatically. Also, some kind of notification in the app when the disk is full and recordings are failing. Thank you very much.

[mores]

Is there a public feature request for this ?

I would like to watch for it and get alerted when it is done.

[ronj]

Hi Nick - could you also please add the ability to limit the number of recordings for a show? Old recordings would be removed automatically. Also, some kind of notification in the app when the disk is full and recordings are failing. Thank you very much.

Sounds like you're asking for the same thing I am: viewtopic.php?t=80307

[larrywalk]

Here's the method I use with my HDHomeRun Prime:
Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder where the HDHR recordings are stored. You'll find the name of the program as a folder - open it and then see all the episodes that are stored. I highlight the top of the stack and then scroll to the bottom - hold the shift key and then click on the last to be deleted. Then hit delete! I leave the name of the program folder even if I may not record on it again. I don't know if deleting the folder also will cause problems, but I've been doing it this way for years without problem. It sure saves a lot of time and effort.

[nickk]

Here's the method I use with my HDHomeRun Prime:
Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder where the HDHR recordings are stored. You'll find the name of the program as a folder - open it and then see all the episodes that are stored. I highlight the top of the stack and then scroll to the bottom - hold the shift key and then click on the last to be deleted. Then hit delete! I leave the name of the program folder even if I may not record on it again. I don't know if deleting the folder also will cause problems, but I've been doing it this way for years without problem. It sure saves a lot of time and effort.

It is safe to delete the folder as well - it will be re-created automatically if another recording is made.

Also note that when you delete a recorded file the DVR will record the same episode again if it airs.