Tape Data Recovery

A computer tape is not too different from a music tape. A tape is basically a magnetically coated strip of plastic onto which data can be encoded. Aren't tapes a thing of the past? Not necessarily. The benefit of using a tape to store data is that it is a great deal cheaper than storing data on a disk. Tapes also have a much larger storage capacity than disks, ranging up to as high as several gigabytes. The benefit of storing data on disk as opposed to tape is the fact that you can access your data much more quickly and efficiently on disk than you can on tape. Tapes are denominated as sequential-access media, meaning that in order to access any one point of data on the tape, you must first go through all the points of data that precede it. Since disks are denominated as random-access media, you can jump directly to the point of data you wish to access. As a result of this issue, tapes are seldom used for anything other than long-term storage and/or data backup.

As with disk/RAID recovery, there are a number of computer technology companies that specialize in tape data recovery. Such companies state that they are able to salvage tape data from:

Tapes that have been submerged in water

Snapped or burnt tapes

Accidentally physically damaged tapes

Smoke/Chemical damaged tapes

Overwritten data

Media errors

For more information regarding tape data recovery, we suggest that you research some of the individual companies that offer such services and/or continue onto our comprehensive listing of link partners for more information.

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