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I have two TiVo DVRs, can I move my eSATA drive between them without losing my recordings?

April 26, 2017drive DVRs eSATA losing recordings TiVo

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I have two TiVo DVRs, can I move my eSATA drive between them without losing my recordings?

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No. The eSATA drive is “married” to a specific TiVo, and cannot be used with more than one TiVo at a time. Recordings are not viewable on another unit. You can move an eSATA drive from one TiVo to another, but doing so will delete any recordings stored on that drive.