I was going to try the cloning method that was outlined, but the software commands were a little complicated even for me. Luckily for me I was able to fix what I thought was a bad hard drive, so the cloning isn't needed at this time. My 2TB drive has plenty of free space for the moment, so transferring the recordings isn't needed. Now what I don't understand is that if it is possible to do this, why DirecTV still does not allow us to transfer recordings back and forth to any receiver on our account similar to how Dishnetwork and some cable companies allow you to do. This can't simply be a fear of repercussions from content providers as Dishnetwork and some cable providers allow you to do this, but it must be a mentality that it isn't needed or that it's just not worth their time or effort to write the code to enable this feature. But what DirecTV doesn't seem to understand is that the more recordings that someone stands to lose if he were to transfer to another TV provider, the less likely that customer is likely to switch. Enabling this feature could help retention. I do hope that DirecTV soon realizes this and enables full EHD functionality.
thanks guys!
