From 1acbfb09ce7e2fa7f786d5f81d29e0877101b286 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:25:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] clarify emergency cleanup

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 docs/docs/configuration/record.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/record.md b/docs/docs/configuration/record.md
index 4d696dad0e..e805cc2d7d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/record.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/record.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ record:
 
 ## Will Frigate delete old recordings if my storage runs out?
 
-As of Frigate 0.12 if there is less than an hour left of storage, the oldest 2 hours of recordings will be deleted.
+If there is less than an hour left of storage, the oldest hour of recordings will be deleted and a message will be printed in the Frigate logs. This emergency cleanup deletes the oldest recordings first regardless of retention settings to reclaim space as quickly as possible.
 
 ## Configuring Recording Retention