DITTO TAPES

[Oldtimer]

About 8 months ago, I purchased a Ditto 10Gig
tape cartridge from Value America, which later filed bankrupt. As I have a previous tape of this size, just recently decided to use it. GUESS WHAT!, the tape lets me name the tape volume or name, etc. and will not
accept anybackup. I can read the info on the new cartridge, which sys initial Format 1970
which I dont believe. They says format not
recognized. I know the format is unique to
Omega. Does anyone reformat these things or
does my 39 bucks go in the trash.. SOB STORY.

[Mntsnow]

If it is a new and unused tape you might need to initialize (think of it as partitioning and formatting the tape) the tape to your backup software's format.

[BFlurie]

You might be able to glean some info from here:
http://www.iomega.com/support/index.html

[Oldtimer]

Thanks for the replies believe it or not I found some newer software for Ditto on the Iomega Site. Also a Tool Program so maybe I will come up with an answer. Thanks for your interest and suggestions..