Suggestion: store the scheduling on a remote server

I'm getting a replacement DVR tomorrow, to replace the one we've had for several years now. When we install the new one, all of our scheduling will be gone, and we'll have to go through and reschedule everything. It'll be a real pain, because some of the series we have scheduled aren't currently being broadcast, and so we won't be able to schedule them, and will have to keep a sharp eye out for when they come back on in the fall. This could easily be avoided if the scheduling were kept on a remote server. Or perhaps it could be temporarily backed up remotely so that it could be restored on a new DVR. It is certainly possible to do this, since I can access my DVR from here, and view my scheduled recordings.

In addition, of course, all my recorded shows will also go with the old box, but that's a separate problem. It was once again explained to me that there's no way to transfer those recorded shows to the new box. I told the tech to give me a screwdriver and 45 minutes, and I could transfer them. He laughed and said he'd pretend he didn't hear that. But the simple fact is that, in the second decade of the 21st century, it's ludicrous to still be dealing with silly problems like this. Transferring data from one drive to another - which is all we're talking about - is a simple operation. So why do all the TV providers pretend that it's some sort of insurmountable problem?