I recently discovered some of our corporate tape backups are formatted as M8 using LTO7 media. How are M8 formatted LTO tapes used?
Understanding LTO-8 and M8 Format
Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology remains a cornerstone of enterprise data storage in 2025, with LTO-8 drives offering native capacities of 12TB (30TB compressed) per cartridge. However, there's an often-overlooked feature that provides significant business value: the ability to format LTO-7 tapes in M8 format using LTO-8 drives
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