There is no "free space indicator" on the Tivo DVRs. You can get a rough guestimate by adding up the total recording time for your "Tivo Suggestion" recordings ... those are the first recordings to be deleted when space is required by your own Season Passes.
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Here's the scientific method for determining how much space is left on a Tivo drive:solan said:
1. Get yourself an atomic scale
2. Take the drive out of your Tivo and weigh it. Note: You'll need to know the weight of a blank drive for comparison purposes.
3. Calculate the difference between your drive and the blank one.
4. Calculate the weight of a full drive based on the capacity of the drive using 1 microgram for a "1". Remember to use 1024 instead of 1000 for a kilobit so your results are accurate. Don't worry about calculating the "0's" because they weigh nothing.
5. Subtract the weight of the blank drive from the full drive value you just calculated to see what the capacity of the platter is. This is the value you'll use to determine the actual capacity.
5. Now take the difference between the full drive and your drive to see how much capacity remains. Divide the remaining value by 8GB/hr to see how many hours you have left.
This is the truly scientific method.
PS: To always know the remaining capacity of your drive, you can mount the drive external to the Tivo and keep it on the scale. Make up a conversion chart based on incremental weights of the platter at varying capacities to determine the remaining capacity at a glance. You can also set a trip point on the scale to alert you when the drive is reaching maximum capacity. An audible alarm, such as a police or air raid siren, is highly recommended for this purpose. After all, we all need to know when our Tivos are getting too full.
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