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Drive models vary, consult the hardware manufacturer for specific details. How much data will a DDS cartridge store?

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Drive models vary, consult the hardware manufacturer for specific details. How much data will a DDS cartridge store?

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• DDS-1 90 meter tape 2GBs • DDS-2 120 meter tape 4GBs • DDS-3 125 meter tape 12GBs • DDS-4 150 meter tape 20GBs • DAT 72 170 meter tape 36 GBs With data compression, tape capacity nearly doubles. However the amount of achievable compression depends on the nature of the data. Already compressed data files, such as GIFs, will not compress further. Other forms of data, such as databases, are highly compressible.