default settings uses tens of gigs of storage (1 Viewer)

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After a few days of usage, I see this:-

Directory of \\master\c$\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server

22/05/2008 04:10 986 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 15:42 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 15:50 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
22/05/2008 15:50 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer3.ts
22/05/2008 15:13 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer4.ts
22/05/2008 15:23 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer5.ts
22/05/2008 15:33 256,000,000 live1-0.ts.tsbuffer6.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 350 live1-12.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:27 256,000,000 live1-12.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-12.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 998 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:19 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:32 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer3.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer4.ts
22/05/2008 00:01 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer5.ts
22/05/2008 00:10 256,000,000 live1-13.ts.tsbuffer6.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 998 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:26 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
21/05/2008 23:50 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer3.ts
21/05/2008 23:59 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer4.ts
22/05/2008 00:07 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer5.ts
22/05/2008 00:17 256,000,000 live1-14.ts.tsbuffer6.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 350 live1-15.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:42 256,000,000 live1-15.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-15.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 350 live1-16.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:38 256,000,000 live1-16.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-16.ts.tsbuffer2.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 188 live1-17.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-17.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 188 live1-18.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-18.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
22/05/2008 00:45 188 live1-19.ts.tsbuffer
22/05/2008 00:45 256,000,000 live1-19.ts.tsbuffer1.ts
36 File(s) 6,912,004,596 bytes
0 Dir(s) 107,133,714,432 bytes free

I am using the exact default settings for timeshifting.

Questions:
1. Why, as default, does MP want to use multiple files for shifting? Why not a clean simple 1 file??
2. I only have 1 tuner.. so why the multiple *.tsbuffer's?

 

[rtv]

1. Performance
2. Easier roll-over handling for clients (progress, etc)
3. Easier to implement a ring buffer
4. Frodo forgot

Feel free to submit a design proposal for a FILO buffer using only 1 file per client, per action