jeromephone 6 Posted February 28, 2010 We have some servers that the customer has requested we delete several months video. I started the process using the backup delete from the video log screen and it ran almost 6 hrs. Is there a faster way to get rid of the old files without corrupting the data base. I know I could have quick formatted the discs but that wipes out the current data they want to keep. I am working on a 16 cam 800 and I had about 800 gig to delete. Also when the delete is complete is the app supposed to close on its own? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted February 28, 2010 6 Hours? Ouch. Perhaps just copy the folders you want based on the dates, to another drive, or another temp folder of that drive, then delete all the working folders. Clean or format then copy them back, and run the Database Repair to update the database. I cant see that taking 6 hours, unless there is something wrong with the drive, or the system. What are the System specs? If using 8.3 it needs a super computer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeromephone 6 Posted March 1, 2010 Specks Intel ATX motherboard 1333fsb/P45 chipset/ddr3-1333 Intel 3.0 hz E700 core2 DUo/1066 fsb.3mb L2 cache 2 gb Kingston DDR3-1333 Dimm Memory 1 250 esata drive and 2 seagate 500 gb drives nVidia GeForce 9400 GT PCIex16 graphics card integrated gigabit network interface xp pro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
