i plugged an old tape drive to a machine win98. I did not use the band since 1996. I know that the tape is old, but I have not renounced its subject.
I use the same tools to recover data. Here is what happened in the order it happened:
1) I scanned the tape for backups
2), he said no, please consult catalogues
3) I tried a test backup
4) safeguarding showed the former catalogues and asked me where I wanted to save the new backup
5) i cancelled the test backup
6) I looked for catalogues again, but now the software tells me that the tape is illegible or not formatted
no matter what I try to do now, I get the message that the band can not be read. how was I able to see the catalogues?
someone has ideas? There is perhaps cleaning I can apply to the band? any ideas would be great.
or .. Are there any generic software that can retrieve data from tape drives?
I use the same tools to recover data. Here is what happened in the order it happened:
1) I scanned the tape for backups
2), he said no, please consult catalogues
3) I tried a test backup
4) safeguarding showed the former catalogues and asked me where I wanted to save the new backup
5) i cancelled the test backup
6) I looked for catalogues again, but now the software tells me that the tape is illegible or not formatted
no matter what I try to do now, I get the message that the band can not be read. how was I able to see the catalogues?
someone has ideas? There is perhaps cleaning I can apply to the band? any ideas would be great.
or .. Are there any generic software that can retrieve data from tape drives?
2 comments:
(From old blog's comments)
probably more the band has a lot of dust and he lost data on the long years
(From old blog's comments)
video is not a good storage medium to long term, it is possible that the data has degraded to the point where the tape is illegible. I had a 11,111 which was approximately 15 years, I took a Wal-Mart and put it on a CD for me, then I was able to install it on my pc try. It really works Good Luck
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