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Dates on Tapes
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davidmichel
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Use tapetest as a pre command to erase the tape prior to backup. See How to erase tapes from a command line? faq478-4407 for details.
Hi Andre,
Most likely the tapes were formatted instead of erased. The difference is that during formatting a tape label is required. In your case, dates were probably given as labels. The label does not change unless you do a Quick Erase Plus. Hope this helps.
Lou
Most likely the tapes were formatted instead of erased. The difference is that during formatting a tape label is required. In your case, dates were probably given as labels. The label does not change unless you do a Quick Erase Plus. Hope this helps.
Lou
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