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What are the number of blocks that can fit on tape?

April 26, 2017blocks fit tape

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What are the number of blocks that can fit on tape?

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The number of blocks you can fit on a particular cartridge will vary. Generally you can take the rated capacity and simply divide by the block size you plan to use. If compression is used, the number of blocks can only be roughly estimated, unless the compression ratio with that particular data is uniform and well characterized.