For those curious about tape data recovery and what it entails and involves: read on! Tape data recovery the recovery of any data that has been lost on a tape, obviously, but what it involves is quite interesting. A tape cartridge can be damaged by any number of things from smoke to water to dropping the cartridge. Tapes can also be damaged by exposure to extreme temperatures, internal mechanism failure, and errors that are located in the middle of the tape’s file among other things.

Tape data has been recovered from tapes with water damage, missing oxide, folds in the tape material, sliced edges, blade damage, no oxide, bad oxide, and friction damage. There are generally two types of tape data recovery. These are known as physical recovery and… [Tape Data Recovery]