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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1143379" data-attributes="member: 82144">Correct.I think Vasilich is right.User 2 is always able to pause, no matter what. The question will be when TsWriter starts dropping data.When it becomes necessary to try to create a new buffer file, TsWriter will first try to create a new file (assuming min = 3 and file count &lt;= 3). If that fails (due to limited space), TsWriter will attempt to use the user's oldest file. This should succeed as long as the user has at least 2 files and the pause position is not in the oldest file. If the oldest file can't be reused, TsWriter has no choice but to start dropping data.A note to correct previous comments...I had to check the code to answer this question with certainty. When I checked the code, I noticed that in order to create a new file, there must be at least 2 x [file size] free for TsWriter to create a new file:<a href="https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/blob/master/DirectShowFilters/TsWriter/source/MultiFileWriter.cpp#L247" target="_blank">https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/blob/master/DirectShowFilters/TsWriter/source/MultiFileWriter.cpp#L247</a>The effect is that TsWriter would always preserve the last [file size] space on the HDD. It won't ever fill an HDD completely. Presumably this is to avoid killing the OS (case where timeshifting folder is on the OS/system drive/partition, and that partition runs completely out of space).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1143379, member: 82144"] Correct. I think Vasilich is right. User 2 is always able to pause, no matter what. The question will be when TsWriter starts dropping data. When it becomes necessary to try to create a new buffer file, TsWriter will first try to create a new file (assuming min = 3 and file count <= 3). If that fails (due to limited space), TsWriter will attempt to use the user's oldest file. This should succeed as long as the user has at least 2 files and the pause position is not in the oldest file. If the oldest file can't be reused, TsWriter has no choice but to start dropping data. A note to correct previous comments... I had to check the code to answer this question with certainty. When I checked the code, I noticed that in order to create a new file, there must be at least 2 x [file size] free for TsWriter to create a new file: [URL]https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/blob/master/DirectShowFilters/TsWriter/source/MultiFileWriter.cpp#L247[/URL] The effect is that TsWriter would always preserve the last [file size] space on the HDD. It won't ever fill an HDD completely. Presumably this is to avoid killing the OS (case where timeshifting folder is on the OS/system drive/partition, and that partition runs completely out of space). [/QUOTE]

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