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Longevity of Tapes

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12551

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Sep 16, 2002
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Could someone please tell me how long the Seagate Travan 20 (10/20 GB) tapes should last. I am using two different tapes for backup M-Th and each Friday I am switching between two monthly tapes.
Thanks!
 
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I've read/heard that tape life is 1 year or 100 uses. I rotate tapes out every 6 months. Any given tape is used once every 2 weeks. I do full backups daily everyday except Sunday.

Tapes are a LOT cheaper than data!
 
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