Mageddie Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 We've just had to reset our Topfield STB - TRF-7170. Had trouble figuring it out but now all is working ... including the fact that it can record!! BUT ... all our previous recordings appear to have gone!!! Is there a way of recovering them? I do have a 89 page printed guide, but thought this might be quicker. Can anyone give me some good news please?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgdownload Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Why did you have to reset? What options did you select in the menu? Factory Reset? Hard Drive Format? Regardless, there is no quick fix I'm sorry. There's a small chance you could remove the hard drive from the unit and plug it into a PC and get software to recover your files onto the PC but based on your post I suspect this is not a path you'd take lightly. Is it possible your harddrive just filled up with recordings and couldn't record anything more? Regards Peter Gillespie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mageddie Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Thanks for replying! While operating the remote (not exactly sure which button was being pushed at the time!) the screen "locked" onto menu. Scrolled through every option but not all were even available. Eventually turned power off: "reboot". On menu > installation/searching. Start search > ok. Got everything functional again but no recordings. Not filled up as we continually delete so we can record more. Sad fact is we'll just start again! Probably doesn't hurt to have a cull at times. Having time to go back and view "old" recordings is a luxury we don't currently have. Moral of this story is to record onto a USB anything we're passionate about seeing or seeing again! Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgdownload Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Sounds like the harddrive failed? You might find it happens again (fingers crossed it won't) Yes the advantage VCRs had over PVRs is each show was recorded on a separate tape. Regards Peter Gillespie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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