SKY + box replacement with SKY Q

[KEN43]

If I replace SKY + Box with SKY Q do I lose all my SKY+ recordings concerts etc ?

[Daniel0210]

@KEN43 

Yes, although purchased films etc will be retrievable. 

will cc in one of the Superusers who has compiled a help guide for those thinking of transitioning from Plus to Q which may provide something you hadn't considered cc 

@nigea99 

[KEN43]

Many thanks for your reply, it really puts me off scrapping SKY + box . SKY don't mention that in their SKY Q box info.

[TimmyBGood]

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@KEN43 wrote:

SKY don't mention that in their SKY Q box info.

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I guess they assume users are aware that storage is only on the local hardware drive.

Note that you'd also lose the content if the Sky+ box fails and when the platform finally becomes obsolete (probably in a few years time)

[nigea99]

hi @KEN43 

As @Daniel0210 says, you may, also, wish to read some notes I have made for people considering switching from SKY +/HD to SKY Q

SKY +/HD to SKY Q 

(which does mention this BTW)

[PandJ2020 · Accepted solution]

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@KEN43 wrote:

Many thanks for your reply, it really puts me off scrapping SKY + box . SKY don't mention that in their SKY Q box info.

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The Hard Disk is not intended for long term archiving.  The same applies to Q...

The Sky+ boxes do allow certain material to be archived off the box locally, such as a VHS recorder.