it is not well known that tape drives is be different significantly in terms of how long they are designed to work every day. Every tape drive range has a specified duty cycle, which is the maximum percentage of time that the drive should be operational.

It is not fine known that data must be supplied to tape drives at a enough rate in order to keep them streaming, or else the tape suffer from start and stop motion. It's easy to imagine the wear-and-tear this places on the tape, and how the honesty of the data stored on the tape can be severely degraded.

Poor managing and storage normally causes damage to tapes and the drive. It's not a good idea to drop tapes or stack them in a pyramid on the floor; the tapes should be handled and stored cautiously. Tape drives should be kept as far away from contaminants as possible.