Recently, I ditched the Cable STB for my own HTPC (which is AWESOME, by the way). I'm still learning the in's and out's of the HTPC world, but thus far, Windows Media Center is lightyears ahead of the Cable Company's devices.
The new HTPC has a 2TB hard drive in it, which is good for about 220 hours of recording Cable TV material. I regret not spending the extra $50-$70 for a 3TB drive that would have given us 350 hours of recording.
Is it possible to move the *.wtv recordings to a 3rd hard drive? I have Cablevision, who copy-protects most (if not all of the channels).
Few thoughts:
Just to clarify, my 1st Hard Drive is a small 60gb SSD. 2nd Hard Drive is a 2TB Western Digital Caviar "Green" (which is SUPER SILENT for those who are curious). Part of me is glad to not have purchased the 3TB Caviar Green because I've stumbled on a ton of Reliability issues with the 3TB versions, but part of me wishes that I tried since I wouldn't mind having the extra space for recordings.
The new HTPC has a 2TB hard drive in it, which is good for about 220 hours of recording Cable TV material. I regret not spending the extra $50-$70 for a 3TB drive that would have given us 350 hours of recording.

Is it possible to move the *.wtv recordings to a 3rd hard drive? I have Cablevision, who copy-protects most (if not all of the channels).
Few thoughts:
- I could theoretically just change the "Recording Drive" within the Settings Menu of WMC, if I wanted to access the 2nd Hard Drive's contents. Right?
- I've been reading about a program called MCEBuddy that deletes commercials, (based on Comskip or ShowAnalyzer) and gives you the ability to convert to other formats (which allows me to move the recordings to a different drive). Apparently, it does not work with copy-protected content, though.
- Is there a different workaround that I don't know about yet (due to my status as a n00b at HTPC's)?
Just to clarify, my 1st Hard Drive is a small 60gb SSD. 2nd Hard Drive is a 2TB Western Digital Caviar "Green" (which is SUPER SILENT for those who are curious). Part of me is glad to not have purchased the 3TB Caviar Green because I've stumbled on a ton of Reliability issues with the 3TB versions, but part of me wishes that I tried since I wouldn't mind having the extra space for recordings.