Add a Folder
On the Recorded TV Manager tab on the console, click Add to start the Add a Folder wizard.
Select a recorded TV folder to add to the
folder list by clicking the Browse
button and selecting the folder through the Browse For Folder
dialog.
Important: The selected folder path MUST be in Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format, \\computername\path
For example \\mediacenter1\Misc Recorded TV
To insure the path is in UNC format, select from
>> My Network Places
>> Entire Network
>> Microsoft Windows Network
>> <your network computers>
Click OK in the Browse for Folder dialog and then click Next.
Type a name for this folder in the Name box. The name
is used to refer to this folder instead of the UNC location path. The
wizard will suggest the folder name but you can change it by typing a different
name in the Name box.
Click Next.
Optionally, define an Attribute for the folder:
- Media Center Folder - A Media Center folder is the folder where a Media Center or Vista computer will save new recordings. Typically, this folder will be named "Recorded TV" and will be located in Shared Documents (XP) or Public (Vista). Only folders with the Media Center Folders attribute are monitored for events by the software.
Note: Any folder (except read-only) can be designated as a Media Center folder and will be monitored for events. This might be useful for creating staging folders for other 3rd party software products. However, folders which are used only for storage of recordings should not, in general, be designated as Media Center folders.
- Read Only - Specifies whether this folder is 'Read Only', which means that it or it's contents cannot be accidentally deleted within Recorded TV Manager. Note that this applies only within the various software components of Recorded TV Manager, this folder or the files within it can still be deleted through Media Center or file manager.
Click Finish to add the folder to the folder list.
Important: After adding a folder to the folder list, On the Recorded TV Manager tab on the Home Server console, right-click the folder just added and select Properties. On the Properties page there should be an active link to the folder and a count of current recordings in that location. If this says <Not available> then see Diagnosing <Not available>.
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