How do I know how much space I have??

[remission]

I just switched to a Tivo DT from my crappy DVR, but I am having trouble understanding how much space I have on the DVR at certian times.

On the Comcast DVR, it shows you what percentage is full at any time, so I know when I should delete or save programs, How do I do this on my Tivo? I want to know if I need to watch a show before its deleted that night or if I can wait.

[ZikZak]

The contents of the Suggestions + the Recently Deleted folder are roughly equal to empty space. When those are down to zero, your saved recordings are next.

[WayneCarter]

"Management" of disk space is pretty much automatic on a Tivo. I find the best approach is to set shows you don't want to lose as "Keep until I delete", and delete shows you definitely no longer want. Beyond that, Tivo automatically manages storage. The "Keep until ... " setting determines when a given show becomes "eligible" to be overwritten. When a new show is to be recorded, Tivo will reclaim space by overwriting shows in "recently deleted". If more space is needed after "recently deleted" has been reclaimed, some of Tivo's "suggestions" will be overwritten next. If space is still required after both "Recently deleted" and "Suggestions" have been reclaimed, "overwrite-eligible" items in Tivo's NPL will be overwritten on a "oldest first" basis until there is enough room for the program to be recorded. Under no circumstances will a program flagged as "Keep until I delete" be overwritten (even if that means that the new program doesn't get recorded).

If you use Tivo's "Suggestions" feature (I don't), you probably want to be more rigorous about deleting shows you no longer want - this will make more space available to "Suggestions".

Bottom line - it really isn't necessary to do anything unless there are shows you want to keep and/or you want Tivo to make suggestions.

[greystreet629]

If you have a broadband connected Series 2 (I'm not sure about Series 3), you can try the program TivoPlaylist at: http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/c/dcahoe/tivo/index.htm . . . It definitely makes it easier!

-Anthony

[mick66]

The contents of the Suggestions + the Recently Deleted folder are roughly equal to empty space. When those are down to zero, your saved recordings are next.

Only if you have suggestions turned on and if you don't permanently delete items from the recently deleted folder.

Let's not assume that everyone uses their Tivos the same way.

[ZikZak]

Only if you have suggestions turned on and if you don't permanently delete items from the recently deleted folder.

Let's not assume that everyone uses their Tivos the same way.

If you don't use suggestions, then the Suggestions folder will be nonexistent/empty, and anyone who deletes all their items from "Recently Deleted" is wasting incredible amounts of time. Not everyone uses their tivos the same way, but let's not encourage using them stupidly.

[DUDE_NJX]

You can always check the Free Space Indicator on your Tivo Service page. :D

[mick66]

If you don't use suggestions, then the Suggestions folder will be nonexistent/empty, and anyone who deletes all their items from "Recently Deleted" is wasting incredible amounts of time. Not everyone uses their tivos the same way, but let's not encourage using them stupidly.


WTF said anything about deleting all the items in the RDF? or did you just pull that info out of your butt?
and even if anyone does delete everything from the RDF - SFW?

There are recordings I know I'll never care to ever look at again. There are also recordings that I have deleted (to the RDF) that I'm most likely done with, but just may want to look at again - which btw is one of the reasons the folks at Tivo created this folder. If I permanently delete what I know I'll never need again, the things that I might possible want to see again will remain in the system longer.

Do you just have a problem with not being entirely correct (notice that I'm not saying "wrong") and then publicly corrected?

[ZikZak]

WTF said anything about deleting all the items in the RDF? or did you just pull that info out of your butt?
and even if anyone does delete everything from the RDF - SFW?

It matters, because only if you were deleting everything (or at least subtantial amounts) from the RDF regularly would it be an inaccurate measure of space remaining. And that info felt oh, so deliciously wonderful coming out of my butt.