On 8/1/07, ian sison (mailing list) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Best bet is to: > > 1. store the md5sum of the tarball > 2. save the tarball to tape > 3. re-read it back and compare md5sums. > > Good luck to your tape head if you have gigabytes of data to back-up ;) > > Yup I have to agree on this, I dont know why but tape drives only last 1 year (plus minus). My 400Gb capable drive is always replaced every 1 year. It just cannot read anymore.
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