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Quick Erase

Charlie_Lj
Level 4
How reliable is the quick erace in Backup Exec? I am sending some of the bad tapes that we have to be fixed by the manufacture and before I do, I want to make sure all the data in the tape is erased. So I like to know if the quick erase is good enough.

Any suggestion is grateful!

ljCharlie
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Gil_Guzman
Level 3
Based on your question, doing a "quick erase" only erases the tape header information and not the entire tape data information. A "full erase" erases both. However, if you concerned about your data being accessed off this tape, your best solution is to have the tape degaussed by a reputable service. Look for a tape degausser that has a coercivity value of 2-3 times that of the tape you are degaussing. Hope this helps.

Charlie_Lj
Level 4
Many thanks for the help There is no full erase available that I see in the BE. I saw the "Erase media, quick" option. I'm not sure if this the full erase your talking about or not.

ljCharlie

Sagar_Kamat_2
Level 6
You may refer the following technote to get more information on Long/quick erase:





http://support.veritas.com/docs/238752