Recovering older footage without as card inserted
I need to recover footage from 60 or so days ago is it possible without a sad card installed?
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Gabyjayde29 wrote:I need to recover footage from 60 or so days ago is it possible without a sad card installed?
Roku devices do not record anything, regardless if it has an SD card installed. For the few devices that support an SD card, it's only used for channel/app storage space. A Roku TV does have the ability to pause something from live broadcast TV, but that requires a USB drive connected to the TV and it does not continually record. So there is nothing that can be retrieved from previous days use. The same applies to all Roku players. You can't retrieve anything because nothing is stored.
There are some providers that offer cloud storage for their specific apps/channels, but again that data is not retained on the Roku itself. No Roku device has enough storage memory to be able to function as a DVR and retain content. They only have sufficient memory to operate and store the apps/channels for use.
atc98092, I assume Gabyjayde29 is speaking of a Roku camera.
Gabyjayde29, if you have a Smart Home subscription, Roku only stores videos for 14 days. If you didn't download it in that time, they're gone. If you don't have a subscription, they were never stored in the first place.
That never occurred to me. You are likely correct. Thanks for that!
