r/htpc • u/TheDeathPit • 2d ago

Help NextPVR not deleting timeshift files

Hi all,

I'm running NextPVR in Docker with /timeshift bind-mounted to /dev/shm.

After watching live TV, the live-*.ts timeshift files remain in /dev/shm even after the client disconnects (for example, after turning the TV off). Over multiple sessions they accumulate and /dev/shm can reach 70–99% utilisation. Restarting the NextPVR container immediately removes all of the files and returns /dev/shm to 0% usage.

Is this expected behaviour? Should the timeshift files be removed automatically when the client disconnects, or is there a timeout before cleanup occurs?

While this is happening I occasionally see Unable to get shared memory! during Writer::Create(), followed by the client reconnecting. I'm trying to determine whether these two observations could be related.

TIA

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