diff -Nru vdr-1.7.31/recording.c vdr-1.7.31-recordinc.c/recording.c
--- vdr-1.7.31/recording.c	2012-10-14 18:00:40.000000000 +0000
+++ vdr-1.7.31-recordinc.c/recording.c	2012-10-14 18:47:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
      bool deleted = false;
      cThreadLock DeletedRecordingsLock(&DeletedRecordings);
      for (cRecording *r = DeletedRecordings.First(); r; ) {
+         if (cIoThrottle::Engaged())
+           return;
          if (r->Deleted() && time(NULL) - r->Deleted() > DELETEDLIFETIME) {
             cRecording *next = DeletedRecordings.Next(r);
             r->Remove();