Connect the Sky hard drive to the PC

If you want to back up the films and series on your Sky hard drive externally, you must connect the device to the PC. We'll tell you if that's possible at all.

Sky: Transfer movies from hard drive to PC

• The content on your Sky hard drive is encrypted for good reasons. Films would thus be received and saved in the best quality.
• Theoretically, the stored recordings can be sent out and saved using the Scart signal. This is not only cumbersome, it also reduces the quality.
• The external Sky hard drives can neither be connected to a PC nor to another Sky receiver. Your hard drive can only be used with your receiver.

Tip: How to sort your programs on the Sky receiver

In the next practical tip, we will show you which external hard drives are compatible with the Sky receiver.