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Cleaning tape...LTO4

BeezKneez
Level 4
 What is the average life span for a cleaning tape? I can't really find a good answer for this.
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Colin_Weaver
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Usually the packaging for the cleaning tape has an indication about how many times it should be used - it it doesn't then you may need to contact the manufacturer of the cleaning tape or the tape drives - as it is not really a software function - it is a function of the design of the cleaning tape vs what the hardware does when it detects a cleaning tape.

Ken_Putnam
Level 6

Check the packaging for the Cleaning Tape.  They normally come with a label containing check boxes.  Tick one every time you do a cleaning job.  When all are ticked, toss the cartridge and start a new one

Or as Craig says, read the info in the package

A_ride_4_ever
Level 3
HP  universal part # C7978A is upto  50 cleans on  LTO 1  , LTo2-5 upto 15   The tape shold eject itself when its expired.
The quantum  version states 30.