I have been attempting to follow the process outlined by Nile Asp on following forum post...
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28194634-U-Verse-DVR-hard-drive-upgrade-while-keeping-the-recordings
I'm not even trying to install a separately purchased hard drive. I'm just trying to move my recordings from a 500 GB Toshiba from AT&T's IPH8005 (by Pace plc) to the 1TB Toshiba in another AT&T IPH8005. However, at Step 9, when I try to copy the dvr.mrt file from my 1st DVR onto my computer's hard drive or onto my external storage drive I am met with the following message:
"The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in "dvr.mrt" can't be read or written.
(Error code -36)"
The dvr.mrt file is clearly a vital file because it contains the structure of all the recordings in the dvrvol directory and all references to those recordings on the drive. Is this a file that has been encrypted in recent versions, or do I just need to use a tool to copy it? There should be no reason (of which I am aware) that a given file could not be copied, even from one file system to another, unless there's an encryption in place. A file moved or copied between operating systems and file systems will copy, even if it may be unreadable in the alternate file system. So again, I am left with the assumption that the file has been encrypted.
Does anyone know if this is the case? If so, why on earth would it be? It's not as if such a move would actually prevent a person from exporting a piece of programming. So, copyrighting cannot be the reason. I mean, I guess it could slow someone down or deter a person with limited technical knowledge, but other than that I am unsure why this file won't copy. Does anyone know what's going on?
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