topic Re: Sky + Hard Drive issues in Sky+

Sky + Hard Drive issues

BUBBLES — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:54:26 GMT

My sky + keeps coming up hard drive error I've tried to rest but I still can't watch anything recorded

Re: Sky + Hard Drive issues

TimmyBGood — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:59:01 GMT

Even the youngest Sky+ HD boxes are now eight years old, so hard drive failure is increasingly likely.

Sky will want you to move to Sky Q rather than offering replacement hardware: if you don't wish to do this then late model HD boxes are about £30 on eBay.

Re: Sky + Hard Drive issues

Mark39 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:28:14 GMT

@BUBBLES wrote:

My sky + keeps coming up hard drive error I've tried to rest but I still can't watch anything recorded

What kind of reset have you tried? A full System Reset via the Installer Menu may restore normal working for a while but as @TimmyBGood posted, the hard drive is likely on its last legs.

Re: Sky + Hard Drive issues

PandJ2020 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:02:29 GMT

I would assume all recordings are now lost.

As noted above, Sky will not supply a replacement box - you'll have to source one yourself or upgrade to Q.