To ensure your Tablo always has enough room to save new recordings, it's important to manage your device's storage space. Thankfully, there are several ways – both automated and manual – to prevent your drive from filling up.
Auto-Delete
Auto-Delete automatically deletes your oldest unprotected recordings to make space for upcoming ones.
This feature is enabled by default on 4th Generation Tablo devices, and we recommend keeping it enabled, especially if you're not using external storage.
However, if you've disabled Auto-Delete and your drive is almost full, you can re-enable it in SETTINGS > STORAGE, and your Tablo will immediately clear out enough recordings for it to resume normal operation.
Individual Episode Delete
Delete Episode is available on every individual recording and will delete just that episode from your hard drive. While simple, it's not the most efficient way to manage your library.
Manage Episodes
More efficient library management options can be found under Manage Episodes in the Series detail screen.
This includes:
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Delete Watched Episodes
Delete Watched Episodes clears out every recording you've watched to completion within a series. This is handy for shows you only plan to watch once.
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Delete Unprotected Episodes
Delete Unprotected Episodes removes every episode from a series except the ones you've marked as protected. This is useful if you've finished a series and want to clear most of it while keeping your favorite episodes, or just ones your spouse hasn't seen yet.
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Delete Failed Episodes
Delete Failed Episodes clears out all failed recordings in the series. While these don't take up space on your hard drive, they can clutter your library.
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Delete All Episodes
Delete All Episodes removes a series and all its episodes from your hard drive. This is useful when you're finished watching all available recordings in a series. If you're not planning to watch future episodes, you may also want to remove your recording schedule from that series.
Keep X
Another efficient option to keep your hard drive tidy is the ‘Keep X’ advanced recording feature. Go to LIBRARY > SERIES > RECORDING OPTIONS > KEEP to access it.
Enabling this, even temporarily, will quickly clean out all but the most recent episodes of a series. Read more about it here.