# Delete  dvr content every day at the same time

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-content-every-day-at-the-same-time/55173>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** dvr\
**Created:** [May 14, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-content-every-day-at-the-same-time/55173 "2020-05-14T22:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jose\_Navarro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@Jose\_Navarro1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Jose_Navarro1)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-content-every-day-at-the-same-time/55173/1 "2020-05-14T22:17:34Z")

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Hi!

We are using “archive method=append” in DVR feature, but we would like to delete all stored content every day at the same time (for example, at 4 a.m.)  
Content is not streamed all time, but it can be streamed at any time. Therefore, if an application is restarted, the content stored should be available and should be deleted only once a day. That is to say, archive method = delete is not valid for us.

Is it possible to delete the DVR stored content without programming any module?  
For example: we could delete the stored content with a shell script and reset the DVR’s internal database at 4 a.m. (however, we do not know how to do the last action)

If not, what is the easiest way to do it?

Thanks for your help.

Best regards!

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**Author:** ![Cassidy\_Reilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cassidy\_Reilly](https://community.wowza.com/u/Cassidy_Reilly)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/delete-dvr-content-every-day-at-the-same-time/55173/2 "2020-05-18T19:41:23Z")

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We do not have something that’s easy and built in to do delete the dvr storage automatically and would require some custom work. You can post in [Hire A Consultant](https://www.wowza.com/community/spaces/26/find-a-consultant.html) or check out our [Pro Services](https://www.wowza.com/professional-services)to potentially receive some paid help if you like. There’s also a [#hire channel](https://www.wowza.com/slack) in our wowza [slack](https://www.wowza.com/slack) channel.