BAW9DV
Standard Member
Hi,
Not posted in a while but having just had my SKY+HD box replaced with a new SKY-Q box, I now find that my downloaded/saved content does not "transfer" to the new box - something they did not tell me .....
Ok, so I have looked at a few threads about moving content - and it seems that saved movies would be encryted so unable to transfer. But I do have a lot of programmes saved that possibly could be retrieved.
I'm interested in the idea of removing the hard drive from the SKY+HD box (the box cannot now be used because it's disconnected, so using a DVD Recorder is not an option) and thought about removing the drive and placing it into an external "caddy", connecting it to the PC via USB and then identifying and copying the TS files across to my PC (I have an additional 10TB External HDD so plenty of room) and then checking the programmes out and converting them to MP4.
So, is this a good idea? Do I need any special software to do the copying or will the caddied drive just show up in Windows 10 Explorer and let me copy the TS files across manually?
Can anyone see any problems with my potential method?
Thanks for your kind help,
Regards,
Lee
Not posted in a while but having just had my SKY+HD box replaced with a new SKY-Q box, I now find that my downloaded/saved content does not "transfer" to the new box - something they did not tell me .....
Ok, so I have looked at a few threads about moving content - and it seems that saved movies would be encryted so unable to transfer. But I do have a lot of programmes saved that possibly could be retrieved.
I'm interested in the idea of removing the hard drive from the SKY+HD box (the box cannot now be used because it's disconnected, so using a DVD Recorder is not an option) and thought about removing the drive and placing it into an external "caddy", connecting it to the PC via USB and then identifying and copying the TS files across to my PC (I have an additional 10TB External HDD so plenty of room) and then checking the programmes out and converting them to MP4.
So, is this a good idea? Do I need any special software to do the copying or will the caddied drive just show up in Windows 10 Explorer and let me copy the TS files across manually?
Can anyone see any problems with my potential method?
Thanks for your kind help,
Regards,
Lee