I've talked to the tape manufacturer. They said there is no problems with using DDS3 for long periods of time in DDS4 drives. They said there was an issue with using DDS2 tapes in DDS3 drives but that is not the case with DDS3 and DDS4.
Thank you, everyone, for your replies. I now feel...
Thank you for the update. That gives me confidence to get a DDS4 drive to replace the DDS3 drive.
>I don't know if this makes any difference but we use only >Sony DDS tapes. We've found them to be the most reliable
I think I've noticed that too. It seems like I would have problems...
I too would like to use DDS3 tapes in a DDS4 drive. Mainly because I need to replace my DDS3 drive and it would be nice to be able to upgrade and still use the old tapes.
I know when I went from DDS2 to 3 I had to dump all my DDS2 tapes. The drive said it was compatable with DDS2 tapes as...
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