Tablo Recording DB Backup to Disk

Feature Requests
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The “feature” I am going to suggest that should have ALWAYS been part of the original developed product is listed below as a choice of two methods to help protect the recordings database that your product allows to be created.

Option 1
Decouple to configuration method for WiFi Networks from the Hard Reset.
If the Hard Reset is the only method for reconfiguring connectivity when
needing to connect to a different WiFi Network, then you cannot continue to
singularly store the recordings database on the tablo device itself without
backing it up on an attached storage device. This is incredibly short sited and
poorly designed

Option 2
As mentioned in Option 1 above, the Recordings Database should be stored in two places as a backup in the event that a hard reset has to be performed. As another strong suggestion to help improve this product and protect recordings as best as possible, add a feature to “Scan” an external disk to “rebuild” a database.

If either or both suggestions would be implemented and though through to understand that these would close some huge gaps in your development choice and/or ommissions.

For 20+ years I developed software and this in combination of using your product which I love, has lead me post these suggestions that would be a great benefit to your users. Thanks in Advance!!

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Indeed there should be a “right-to-backup” your data.

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Hard. Why? Because it can’t be “usable” outside of that “backup/restore”. So, Scripps would have to develop a reasonable end-to-end DRM style protection mechanism to ensure that the “backed up data” couldn’t be used without their say so. But, I could see them working on something like that. It’s a variation of what all is required for them to have any sort of ATSC 3.0 dvr solution (even one without the idea of backups). Do I like any of it? No. But I do think it’s a requirement from their side.

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Well, not wiping out the database on the external hard drive during a reset would be a good start. Then maybe no one would need a backup.

Something like this in the Status page.
Reset Tablo? ¤YES/NO
Include Database? YES/¤NO
Reset Schedules? YES/¤NO
Other items if possible…

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I’m sure it is something to do with copyrite. The Amazon Recast is the same. Back then I thought it was something to do with the Recast HDD being internal to the device but now I suspect not.

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