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Chapter 9  Using Data and Cleaning Cartridges

Write-Protecting the Data Cartridge

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Write-Protecting the Data Cartridge

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All data cartridges have a write-protect switch to prevent accidental 

erasure of data. Before loading a data cartridge into your tape drive, 

make sure to position the write-protect switch on the front of the data 

cartridge as desired, as shown in 

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The indicator on the top of the data cartridge also points to the 

appropriate icon, indicating the write-protected status. In addition, 

DLTtape IV cartridges are automatically write protected. DLTtape VS1 

cartridges that have been pre-written in a DLT VS160 are automatically 

write protected.
•

 Slide the switch to the right to write-

protect the data cartridge. A “locked” icon appears on the switch 

indicating that the data cartridge is write-protected. You cannot erase 

from or append data to the media.

•

 Slide the switch to the left to allow 

your tape drive to write data to the data cartridge. The “unlocked” 

icon appears on the switch. You can now erase or add data to the 

media. 

Figure 26  DLTtape VS1 Data 
Cartridge Write-Protect Switch