Magnetic Tape / Tape Data Recovery
Professional data recovery from magnetic tapes, LTO, DLT, DAT, DDS. All formats, all manufacturers. Fixed price.
Magnetic tapes remain among the most reliable and cost-effective backup and archiving media in enterprise environments. Whether LTO tapes in the data centre, DLT cartridges in the server room or DAT tapes in medium-sized businesses - when a tape becomes unreadable, years of backup data may be at stake. Our laboratory has professional drives and the expertise to recover data from all common tape formats. Since 2004, we have stood for professional data recovery at a fixed price. We also recover data from NAS servers, RAID arrays and optical media.
Supported Tape Formats
We recover data from all common magnetic tape technologies and generations:
- LTO / Ultrium: LTO-1 to LTO-9 - the most widely used tape format for enterprise backups
- DLT / SDLT: Digital Linear Tape and Super DLT - proven in medium and large enterprises
- DAT / DDS: Digital Audio Tape / Digital Data Storage (DDS-1 to DDS-6) - widely used in mid-market companies
- AIT: Advanced Intelligent Tape (Sony) - common in Unix and server environments
- QIC: Quarter-Inch Cartridge - older format, still found in legacy systems
- IBM 3480 / 3490 / 3590: Mainframe tape formats for large-scale computing environments
- Oracle/StorageTek T10000: Enterprise-class for high-performance archiving
Typical Damage Scenarios
Magnetic tapes are subject to physical wear and environmental influences. We recover your data in the following situations:
- Worn tape: Abrasion of the magnetic coating through frequent writing and reading
- Tape break: Mechanical breakage of the tape - reassembly and reading of intact sections
- Defective drive: The original device is no longer available or functional - we read on compatible replacement drives
- Unreadable tapes: Bad sectors, degraded magnetic coating or incompatible firmware versions
- Damaged headers / catalogues: Defective tape data directories prevent access to stored backup sets
Supported Manufacturers
Our laboratory works with tapes and drives from the following manufacturers:
IBM, HP / HPE, Quantum, Sony, Fujifilm, Dell, Oracle / StorageTek and Tandberg Data. We are also happy to help with tapes from other manufacturers - just get in touch.
Proper Storage of Magnetic Tapes
Always store magnetic tapes in a cool environment (18-24 °C), with low humidity (30-50 %) and in an upright position. Avoid direct sunlight, strong magnetic fields and dust. Regular rewinding (at least once a year) prevents the tape layers from sticking together and maintains readability.
Pricing
- Standard data recovery (magnetic tapes): from 149 EUR - analysis, data extraction and provision on modern storage media.
- Express data recovery: individual fixed prices for express service on request.
No data - no costs
You only pay if the data recovery is successful. If we cannot recover your data, you incur no costs.
Your Advantages
- Free hotline: 0800-881 12 25
- Free nationwide shipping of your tapes
- Data recovery at a fixed price
- Payment only upon successful data recovery
- ISO 9001 certified data recovery laboratory
- Professional data recovery since 2004
Our Data Recovery Process
Quote
We pick up your storage device on-site anywhere in Germany. Alternatively, drop it off at one of our locations. Based on an initial analysis, we provide you with a fixed-price quote.
Data Recovery
We recover your data in our cleanroom using specialized, partly custom-developed software. If needed, we replace defective components (hard drive repair) to perform the data recovery.
Handover
Once the data recovery is successful, we hand over your data on a storage device of your choice (new hard drive, USB stick, etc.). You only pay if the recovery is successful.
Contact Us.
We recover data from any device.
Old phone, new smartphone (Android and Apple iOS), USB stick or NAS server: We recover data from all common devices and storage media.
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