Tape Data recovery

Recovering data from tape can usually be done immediately, whether you have lost tape data due to software problems or backup failures, overwritten tape media, experienced a tape drive failure, or have physical tape damage.

Offering world leading data recovery solutions for tape media recovery, East Africa Recovery Experts engineers recover data from all legacy tape architectures and media formats:

• LTO formats including LTO1, LTO2, LTO3, LTO4, LTO5
• Super DLT, DLT8000, DLT7000, DLT II, DLT III, DLT IV, TK50/TK70
• Sony® AIT, AIT2 and AIT3
• Travan® Data Cartridge
• 1/2″ Open Reel and Cartridges such as 7-track,
• 9-track, 3480, 3490, 3570, 3590, 9840
• DC2000 mini data cartridge
  And many more….

Backup Software Recovery Services

We often recover data from enterprise data protection products designed for large-scale, high-technology environments.

Recoverable enterprise data protection products;

• ARCserv NetBackup
• Backup Exec Microsoft Backup
• Backup Express Retrospect
• CommVault Tapeware
• Cpio Tar
• Data Protector Tivoli
• Dump UltracBac
• Legato

Causes of Tape Failure and Data Loss

• Corruption: operational error, expired tapes, mishandling of the tape or accidental overwrites caused by inserting or partially formatting the wrong tape
• Physical damage: broken tapes, dirty drives and damage caused by fire, flood or other natural disaster
  Software upgrades: inability for data on tape to be read by new application or servers