Orphaned ComSkip Files

[kregory]

Sorry if this has been covered but I wanted to start a dedicated thread to this... I tried searching the hundreds of posts in the comskip thread and my brain exploded! Has anyone come up with a moderately simple way to delete these orphaned files? If you could post a few methods I know it would be appreciated by many and hopefully a little easier to find!

[nielm]

http://forums.sage.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=10361

[kregory]

Nielm, thanks for the reply... it looks like a great way to go. Does anyone else have any other methods worth suggesting?

[Tundra-]

I like to just use a simple and flexible .bat file scheduled periodically throughout the day...
This one is based on other user's contributions from other threads...

Tundra-


@echo off
SET tdir=F:\SageTV
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.txt"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.txt")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.log"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.log")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.chp"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.chp")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.logo.txt"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.logo.txt")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.csv"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.csv")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.srt"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.srt")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.smi"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.smi")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.cut"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.cut")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.VPrj"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.VPrj")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.ccyes"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.ccyes")
for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%i in ('dir /s/b "%tdir%\*-?.ccno"') do if NOT EXIST "%%i.mpg" (del "%%i.ccno")
set tdir=

[Cayars]

Originally Posted by kregory

Sorry if this has been covered but I wanted to start a dedicated thread to this... I tried searching the hundreds of posts in the comskip thread and my brain exploded! Has anyone come up with a moderately simple way to delete these orphaned files? If you could post a few methods I know it would be appreciated by many and hopefully a little easier to find!

If you happen to run my STV you can run Delete Orphan Files from thwe maint. menu or if you run the external Comskip Manager I wrote it will do this for you also.

There are now a few ways to do this as I'm sure you're noticing.