I have a bunch of TV programs recorded on my TiVo that I don’t want to erase, but I’m running tight on drive space. Can I copy these shows elsewhere, like to a DVD
If you have the TiVo Desktop software for your Windows PC or Mac and have your TiVo recorder connected to your home network, you should be able to transfer the recorded shows to your computer and burn them to DVDs there. Shows that have copy-protection built in will not transfer, however.
TiVo has instructions for transferring the files from a PC or Mac on its site. According to the company’s support docmentation, PC owners should use the $70 Roxio Creator program and Mac users should get the $80 Roxio Toast Titanium software to transfer and burn recordings.
Depending on your home’s mix of hardware and software, you may be able to copy the shows to a disc with a connected DVD recorder or burn the shows to a DVD with other recording software. Wondershare’s $40 DVD Creator is one program that has its own online instructions (and a free trial version) for recording shows to disc and there are many others around the Web.!
If the file-transfer and disc-burning process sounds too complicated, another way to make room for more shows on your TiVo recorder is to add an external drive that gives you more storage space. This approach only works with certain TiVo models, but you can find out more on TiVo’s approved method here. Companies like Weaknees sell upgrade kits for some TiVo models that can add more recording capacity as well.
