Hikvision DVR HDD Replacement Question

[TheOn3]

Hey all

I recently replaced by original HDD with a newer higher capacity drive. What I want to know is, will this automatically increase the footage that it stores for or is there a setting to increase the time it stores the footage for?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dan]

Hi @TheOn3

If your recorder is set up to record continuously 24/7 (and you haven't manually put any other settings in place to restrict recording), then a larger HDD should automatically give you more days of recording.

 

[TheOn3]

Hi @TheOn3

If your recorder is set up to record continuously 24/7 (and you haven't manually put any other settings in place to restrict recording), then a larger HDD should automatically give you more days of recording.

I don't think it continuously records, but records in bursts when it identifies movement.

 

[Dan]

If the regularity of the motion detection triggers (e.g. an average of 50 a day, 75 a day, 100 a day, etc...) hasn't changed drastically from before you changed the HDD, then yes, it should hold those motion event recordings for longer with the larger HDD.