Transferring Hopper Recordings

[DialgaChampion]

Dumb question, but just wanted to double-check... if I get one of these new WD My Passport USB 3.0 external hard drives, will it still work with the original Hopper's USB 2.0 ports, so I can transfer the recorded programs to the new H3?

 

[spoiler1041]

Dumb question, but just wanted to double-check... if I get one of these new WD My Passport USB 3.0 external hard drives, will it still work with the original Hopper's USB 2.0 ports, so I can transfer the recorded programs to the new H3?

They are backwards compatible. Slower but compatible. If you have a full drive give yourself a few days to transfer. Many have also suggested only doing a few at a time to avoid failure of transfer.

 

[thomasjk]

Dumb question, but just wanted to double-check... if I get one of these new WD My Passport USB 3.0 external hard drives, will it still work with the original Hopper's USB 2.0 ports, so I can transfer the recorded programs to the new H3?

Make sure the drive is self powered or Dish will not support it. That is not powered by the USB port.

 

[spoiler1041]

Dumb question, but just wanted to double-check... if I get one of these new WD My Passport USB 3.0 external hard drives, will it still work with the original Hopper's USB 2.0 ports, so I can transfer the recorded programs to the new H3?

You should also avoid anything over 2 Tb. (To be safe)

Dish recommends "WD My book".

https://www.mydish.com/upgrades/products/external-hard-drive

 

[DialgaChampion]

Ah ok, thanks for the info!

 

[KAB]

Everything I've read here is the the 3.0s aren't all that much faster.

 

[SQUEEZON]

As an aside, there are NO dumb questions!

 

[DialgaChampion]

As an aside, there are NO dumb questions!

Lol, thanks.