i'm stupid! wiped PC....forgot to backup sage :(

[setherd]

I reinstalled MCE2005 on my HTPC.....i thought I had everything saved....but I forgot to save my sagetv directory.

All those shows they are still on my recordings partition but I can't get them back into sage unless I put them in my video imports.

ah well "it hurts to be stupid"

[ke6guj]

that sucks.

One thing you may want to look into is the Sage Recordings XML generator, http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16987 . That plugin will automatically create .xml files for all your recordings. Then, if you lost your wiz.bin somehow, either by corruption or Format C:, you have the metadata for your recordings and can import them via the webserver back into your new Sage install and have theme appear as recordings.

[mayamaniac]

There was a properties setting that allows SageTV to sorta scan and rebuild TV recordings database.

SageTV V6.3.6 Release Candidate 1/4/2008

Core Updates
1. Repair the video directory property of MediaFiles since it could be wrong if they moved directories

Contact support for the property value, I don't know what its called.

And why aren't you backing up your wiz.bin? Look at my sig below for how.

[bcjenkins]

you can also re add shows to the "TV" section through the web server plugin.

B

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by mayamaniac

There was a properties setting that allows SageTV to sorta scan and rebuild TV recordings database.

Contact support for the property value, I don't know what its called.

Please don't bother support for this property -- 1) it is covered in a FAQ in the forum, and 2) it can only be used if you have wiz.bin with the recordings in it, as explained in the FAQ.

- Andy

[davephan]

Seth,

Sorry you lost data. You should seriously consider buying a disk imaging software package to protect your data, before the next disaster. I image my C-drive to a USB hard drive perioidically, before trying demos or new version software, and before any major system changes.

I still remember the horrible feeling of having an unbootable system before deploying disk imaging, manually rebuilding the computer. Disk imaging is very cheap protection for system problems.


Dave

[setherd]

Thanks guys!
OK I installed the webserver and Sage Recordings XML generator.
I thinkthe Sage Recordings XML generator only works if your wiz.bin is accurate because it's only making xml files of shows sage currently has listed as recordings.

[setherd]

Originally Posted by davephan

Seth,

Sorry you lost data. You should seriously consider buying a disk imaging software package to protect your data, before the next disaster. I image my C-drive to a USB hard drive perioidically, before trying demos or new version software, and before any major system changes.

I still remember the horrible feeling of having an unbootable system before deploying disk imaging, manually rebuilding the computer. Disk imaging is very cheap protection for system problems.


Dave

Funny thing is I do that with my laptop
I'm running out of room on my HTPC and haven't been imaging things. I am getting parts for a new HTPC together that can handle HD content (and have lots of room)
BTW I use and love acronis true image for all my disk imaging needs.

[ke6guj]

Originally Posted by setherd

Thanks guys!
OK I installed the webserver and Sage Recordings XML generator.
I thinkthe Sage Recordings XML generator only works if your wiz.bin is accurate because it's only making xml files of shows sage currently has listed as recordings.

Yah, the xml generator is a prevenative maintence thing to do when you have a properly working system. Then, if you lost your wiz.bin, you would have the .xml files to help import the old recordings into the new wiz.bin. It is not designed to help you after the fact like your current situation.

I think your best bet is to either just leave them as imported videos or just use the webserver to import the recordings one at a time. Otherwise, your gonna have to come up with some way to properly populate an .xml file for each old recording.