When to replace Roamio hard drive

rvmeush

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When to replace Roamio hard drive

02-10-2019, 01:04 PM

I have a WD AV-GP 2TB drive (WD20EURS) in my Roamio which just passed the 5 year old mark. I've been trying to decide if I should replace this drive before I encounter any signs of failure.

I'd appreciate thoughts on continuing to use this drive or replace it in advance of any problems.

If I do replace the disk, I was looking at a WD Red WD40EFRX, which seems to be well priced at Amazon now. Is there some simple way to transfer the content on my current drive to the new drive using a PC or preferably a Mac computer?

Thanks.
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WK-Michael

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02-10-2019, 04:16 PM

Purple drives are really the right model for DVRs.

Have you run a kickstart 54 to test yours?

https://www.weaknees.com/54

We really don't have a reliable method to transfer content drive-to-drive for Roamios at this point.

Been here a long time . . .
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