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How can the "Tape Cartridge has reached end of its calculated useful life" error be bypassed.

We're using Tapeware v7.00 on a win2000 server. I'm getting this error message on tapes that were purchased new only three months ago. s there a way of bypassing this error & continuing to use the tapes?

The tape cartridge has reached the end of its calculated          : useful life: 1. Copy any data you need to another tape.
              : 2. Discard the old tape.

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lol, Tapeware sucks! I have had a hard time with tapeware as well. Try using backupassist.com
Contact the manufacturer's support for the tape.  It may have some warranty (doubtful) or they probably can directly answer if it is a bad tape.  Also, if you have any companies nearby with a powerful magnet to degauss it, that might fix it.
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