Cleaning Exabyte Tapes

[Jeffrey A Law]

> I talked to Exabyte some months ago about this.  They told me every thirty
> days or 30 Gbytes (your mileage may vary).

Just to add in my .02$ worth.  Remember that using new tapes tends to
increase the frequency of cleaning.  When we bring in a new set of tapes
we often have to clean every two weeks until the new tapes are "worn in."

Jeff Law
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