g.bevan 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Hi. Retrospect for Windows 7.5.508 reported an "error 206 (drive reported a failure, dirty heads etc.) The drive is now asking for a new tape. I know the cause of the issue and it's been fixed, but I don't want to add a new tape to the backup set. Can I force Retrospect to use the existing tape? Thanks. Grahame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g.bevan 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Sorry - forgot to mention above. I already have 3 tapes in the backup set (the newly requested tape would make four). Tape 3 has only used about 20% of it's capacity, so I would rather have Retrospect continue to use it as normal. Thanks. Grahame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayoff 124 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 206 error writes an end of data marker to the tape. You can not add data to a failed tape without erasing it first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g.bevan 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Thank you for the clarification. so what would be the best course of action? Mark the tape as missing and erase it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayoff 124 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 I would mark as missing and insert a new tape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
