Care of Computer Backup Tapes

Altirium recommend that you consult media manufacturers and read the information supplied with your media with regard to the safe storage and transportation of tape cartridges. The information below is for guidance only. An item as low cost as a tape data cartridge can contain a highly valuable amount of data, in some cases the only copy of something vital, so it is worth taking a great deal of care. Storage, handling and transportation must be dealt with correctly if your data is to be safeguarded and to last for its retention period. If you have never tried to restore from a tape then you could be wasting your time and nurturing a false degree of confidence about the security of your data.