[rescue] Leaving a tape in the drive

[Jeffrey J. Nonken]

Absolutely none whatsoever. After a few minutes of non-use, the drive will
pull the tape back and spin down the head. I leave my tapes in 24/7 with no
effects.

On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:21:21 -0500, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
>Are there any bad side-effects to putting a tape in a DDS drive a
>day or so
>before it's actually to be used?
>
>I.e. is the tape head spinning against one part of the tape all that
>time,
>wearing either the head or the tape?  Or is something else wearing?
>
>Currently, I run backups in the wee hours, but that means I load the
>tapes 8
>to 12 hours before they are used, and they sit there with the little
>green
>light on until the backup starts....
>
>-Shel
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>Sheldon T. Hall
>shel at cmhc.com
>206-780-7971
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