Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 23:15:49 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: How many backups per DAT? Message-ID: <199707140615.XAA22533@MindBender.serv.net>
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This isn't strictly related to FreeBSD, so please reply to me, and not
to the list. I'll summarize if people are interested.
I purchased a DAT drive a couple months ago, and am getting to the
fourth or firth backup on some of my tapes. There is a light on the
drive that comes on when it thinks the tapes are marginal, or the
drive needs to be cleaned.
I've been cleaning the drive once a month, as they recommend (doing
weekly full backups), so I don't think that's the reason the light is
comming on. So, the alternative is that a DAT is only good for four
or five recordings before it starts degrading. Does this jive with
others' experiences?
I seem to remember a discussion on this long ago, where someone else
claimed that DATs only last for a limited time. Does this sound
correct?
It doesn't bother me if that's what I need to expect. I'd just like
to know for sure. Thanks for any feedback you send my way...
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