Can I transfer recordings from a Sky box via USB?
Question:
“I have a SKY TV Digital Box and have a USB socket. As the SKY box hard-drive gets full really quickly, I would like to save programs on USB. Please let me know if I can buy any USB to record my programs.(e.g. Kingston Technology 256GB USB 3.0 DTHX Flash Drive)”
The USB Port on the back of a Sky+ Box
Our answer
Sorry, but you can’t copy recordings from a Sky box using the USB socket. The USB socket on the back of a Sky+ box does not support file transfer, and before you ask, neither does the SATA port on the Sky+ box
The UYSB port on the Sky box is there to be used to help connect the Sky box to a wireless network – you can use some models of USB wi-fi dongle to get a connection to the Internet for access to Sky’s on-demand content
Running out of space?
Consider upgrading the the Sky TB2 box – with 6 times sthe stroage space of a standard Sky box, and enough space to hold uo to 1100 hours of standard definition TV. More on the Sky 2TB set-top box
Sky’s 2TB box, for over 1100 hours of recorded TV
The alternative, is to transfer your TV shows from the Sky box either to a computer (See how to copy Sky to a computer), or copy shows off using a DVD recorder.
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