08-10-2015 06:55 AM
Hello Team
Is it possible to find out expiry date for Cleaning tapes ?
If so, please let me know?
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08-10-2015 12:53 PM
This question is better asked of the manufacturer of your cleaning tapes. In general, the answer is usually more a factor of number of uses of the tape than of any particular time period.
08-10-2015 02:17 PM
As suggested by Chris, the exact information is available with manufacturer and it mostly depends on the tape type. There is a good article about tape media lifespan which can give you some information.
How to estimate the lifespan of LTO tapes
http://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-estimate-the-lifespan-of-LTO-tapes
08-10-2015 12:53 PM
This question is better asked of the manufacturer of your cleaning tapes. In general, the answer is usually more a factor of number of uses of the tape than of any particular time period.
08-10-2015 02:17 PM
As suggested by Chris, the exact information is available with manufacturer and it mostly depends on the tape type. There is a good article about tape media lifespan which can give you some information.
How to estimate the lifespan of LTO tapes
http://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/tip/How-to-estimate-the-lifespan-of-LTO-tapes
08-10-2015 11:26 PM
Thx for the information
08-11-2015 12:28 AM
Four LTO you have 40 - 50 cleaning cycles.
The reason it varies is because the different makes/ brands of drives have slightly different cleaning cycles.