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IanW82
Level 3
9 years ago

Backup Randomly Exceeds Tape Size?

Hi,  Windows 2008 R2 Server, Backup Exec 2014, LTO-3 Tapes / Drive I am exeperiencing a strange issue, we backup up pretty much identical data on a daily basis, lets's say for arguments sake, 5...
  • pkh's avatar
    9 years ago
    It depends on the type of data. If somebody happens to save a zipped file or a picture, you can get more data after compression than what you have started with. See my article below. https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/compression-short-explanation It would be easier to just cater for two tapes or get a higher capacity tape drive and tapes