Undeleting TV recordings (1 Viewer)

[mckzoo]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: Win XP SP2
CPU Type: Intel Dual Core 1.86 Ghz
HDD: Seagate 250 Ghz
Memory: 2 GB
Motherboard: Asus P5VDC-MX P2.0
Motherboard Chipset: VIA P4M800 PRO chipset
Motherboard Bios: Asus Ver 0803
Video Card: Matrox P750
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: asus On-board
Sound Card AC3: AC3
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR150
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR500
2. TV Card Type: Analog
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply: 350W
Remote: Gyration Pro 2.4Ghz
TV: Sony Bravia 40"
TV - HTPC Connection: Component

Recently I had made a number of TV recordings that I wanted to keep. However I used the CleanUp function before properly saving them. The result is they are no longer visible in the MP Recordings list. However when I got to the recordings directory on my h/d I can still see the files with the .dvr-ms extension. I've tried using VideoReDo to convert these files to mpeg and place them in the MyMovies directory, however VideoRedo can't process the files. I think there is some setting in the file that has been changed when I deleted them with the cleanup. Is there some way to recover these files?

Thanks
mckzoo

 

[McChots]

Not to sure but I think once you hit cleanup, those files are deleted from the disk and could only be recovered using some undelete utility.

Check the sizes of the dvr-ms files you have. I have seen some files that are a few kB that are just references to the actual video file that are hidden. Sometimes those files get deleted only after a system restart.

 

[mckzoo]

The main files are still on the harddrive. Typical size is 2 to 4 Gb

 

[McChots]

That's strange.
Can you play any of those files in MP?

 

[mckzoo]

The files won't play with MP or WMP. Good files play OK with both packages. Which brings me to the conclusion something must be changed in the dvr-ms file when it is "cleaned up"
Any ideas?