Why do the recordings on my uverse dvr delete on their own?

-Sorry, but it IS the DVR. As one other answer indicates, the U-Verse DVR will erase content if the disk is full or nearly full and you have recordings incoming that will exceed the available blank space.



You can minimize overcrowding on the disk by erasing each program immediately after you watch it. Alternately, on series recordings, you can change the conditions for erasing episodes. The default is "Keep all episodes until space is need." You could change that to, for example, "Keep at most the 3 latest episodes."



To do that, bring up an episode of any series with the "Recorded TV" button on the remote. Select a series and press OK. Select an episode (if there are more than one recorded) and press OK again. Scroll down to "Series Info" and press OK. Scroll to "Change Settings" and press OK. Tab over and down to the "Keep" options, press OK and revise the option as you like.Sorry, but it IS the DVR. As one other answer indicates, the U-Verse DVR will erase content if the disk is full or nearly full and you have recordings incoming that will exceed the available blank space.



You can minimize overcrowding on the disk by erasing each program immediately after you watch it. Alternately, on series recordings, you can change the conditions for erasing episodes. The default is "Keep all episodes until space is need." You could change that to, for example, "Keep at most the 3 latest episodes."



To do that, bring up an episode of any series with the "Recorded TV" button on the remote. Select a series and press OK. Select an episode (if there are more than one recorded) and press OK again. Scroll down to "Series Info" and press OK. Scroll to "Change Settings" and press OK. Tab over and down to the "Keep" options, press OK and revise the option as you like.DVR software will delete as space is needed, which you probably already knew.



What a lot of people don't realize is that it will erase based on anticipated shows. So if you have a bunch that will be recorded in a short span of time, the DVR will erase to prepare.



This is especially true if you have something really big coming through like an HD sporting event.



Hope this helps :O )
First it is NOT YOUR DVR. It only works as long as your account is "in good standing" with Uverse. Try downgrading your service and see if the recordings from services you no longer have still remain.