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Author Topic: Doremi DCP 2000 deleting problem Amanda Mundin Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK Registered: Sep 2005 posted 02-26-2013 07:07 AM                     The last two films I have deleted from our Doremi server have shown very little more available space, when I know they should have freed up a lot of space, one was The Hobbit which should be in the region of 260gb and the other Monsters Inc at 173gb. After deleting Monsters Inc, on the ingest screen it suggested it had only freed up about 10gb of space, we have been running the server for over 5 years and haven't come across this problem before. The films aren't showing up as still on the server, have the films not deleted properly or might the available space be reading wrong?  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 02-26-2013 09:48 AM                     Which software version is the Doremi running? - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Amanda Mundin Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK Registered: Sep 2005 posted 02-26-2013 01:56 PM                     It turns out to be a simple fix, went to Diagnostic Tool, Storage, Analyze and ran Disc Cleanup. I was aware that the system held onto some unneeded files, but after running the Disc Cleanup it got rid of in the region of 700gb of unneeded files, had no idea it would hold onto that much.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 02-27-2013 02:53 PM                     Correct. You need to run that every now and then.  |  IP: Logged Steve R Pike Film Handler Posts: 66 From: Gloucestershire, UK Registered: Apr 2011 posted 03-17-2013 03:14 PM                     Amanda - I had the same problem when I deleted The Hobbit after the final showing. The space available didn't seem to budge! I deleted the feature via CineLister - but, for some reason, it actually didn't fully delete it. We found a nifty tool when we had an upgrade under Control Panel > Content Manager. This lists everything that has been loaded onto the server and you can delete the items. This was where I found that the Hobbit was actually still loaded - quick delete and space suddenly appeared. Incidently - does anyone know how to delete a feature after it has been shown without having to re-boot the server? If I am showing a film and it's the last showing - I want to delete it right away. However when I come to delete it, because it's the last played playlist - it won't let me. The only way I can is if I reboot the server (so that the 'playback' tab is clear - no current playlist) and then I can delete? Anyone know how I can do this without this reboot?  |  IP: Logged Lindsay Ross Film Handler Posts: 3 From: Melrose, Roxburghshire. Scotland Registered: Feb 2011 posted 03-17-2013 04:30 PM                     Hi Steve, I create a playlist with an advert, then play it manually. Once it's started to play you can delete the feature without restarting the server.  |  IP: Logged Aleksandar Obradovic Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: Belgrade, Serbia Registered: Oct 2012 posted 04-11-2013 03:26 PM                     Or you can simply eject SPL from playback tab and then remove CPL. i tried it at new doremi sw version. BR Alexander  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-11-2013 07:02 PM                     And you can not delete a DCP that's in a future schedule. But you should be able to delete one if it's not loaded: you may have to hit "new" in editor to bring up a blank playlist. I have come across a situation where the server had to be rebooted though, I suppose some flag was not cleared properly.  |  IP: Logged Aleksandar Obradovic Expert Film Handler Posts: 125 From: Belgrade, Serbia Registered: Oct 2012 posted 04-12-2013 12:25 PM                     Hopefully it is not windows with his "file locked by process" problem/bug  |  IP: Logged

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