Transfering .tivo files back to tivo

I moved all my files from my tivo to a hardrive in prep for replacing the drive. Using desktop plus. all seemed to go well. but I am having an exceptionally hard time getting them back. they either will start the transfer but never finish it of refuse to do so at all.
I have looked for a copy of pytivo but there appear to be many versions around and I cannot find any that can be installed, anyone hve suggestion or possible websites that have everything i need in one place. I did get...

Transfering .tivo files back to tivo

Transfering .tivo files back to tivo