The invention discloses a method and a device for processing breakpoint playing. The method comprises the following steps of: determining the type of identification information which is required to be stored, wherein the identification information is used for identifying the information of suspending playing or exiting playing when a first set top box plays a file, the type comprises at least one of the following types, namely a sharing type and a private type, the sharing type is an identification type stored by the first set top box which is triggered by an electronic program guide (EPG) server when the first set top box last exits from playing, and is shared by a plurality of set top boxes and used for continual playing from a current breakpoint, and the private type is an identification type stored by the first set top box which is triggered by the EPG server when the first set top box last exits from playing and is only used for the first set top box continually playing from the current breakpoint; and triggering a second set top box to execute playing operation corresponding to the identification information, so that the flexible and various storage ways of breakpoint playing identification information are realized, and requirements of multi-scene breakpoint playing in a Whole Home digital video recorder (DVR) are met.