Backup

I've seen this before when a couple of different things have happened. First, try cleaning the drive with a cleaning tape. You should probably run it through twice when this occurs. If this fails, try using a new tape.

If this fails, it is possible the driver has become corrupted. Try removing and reinstalling. If that fails, then most likely you have a bad drive. I've never had a bad drive yet though. The first two have taken care of the problem ~90% of the time.

I ran into this issue probably 3 months ago. I had to change one of my tapes it was brand new but the block was bad. The block is what the data is writing to. I wouldn't even keep the tape if I was you because the backups are data is unreliable on that tape. If it a fairly new tape why don't you call the manufacture they should replace it. They are cheap so buying a new one isn't such a big problem.

FREC

Hi - First two are on track. Might try formatting the tape. Does same/similar as formatting a disk drive. Takes a while depending on the drive and tape capacity.

When I do this I do some test backups (run during the day just to exercise the drive/tape). If that doesn't error, I keep the tape (I am quite cheap and stingy). #2 post about throwing the tape out is well taken. What is the cost of taking a chance with something you really care about, can't aford to loose, etc. vs a $25-$100 tape?

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