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dickthegrouch

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19. The key to reviving old media

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:51 PM

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Is to make sure it’s well lubricated before reapplying power to it.
That counts for tapes as well as disk drives. You don’t want them soaked, but you need to prevent flaking and gritty old lubricants from causing damage.
Anyone who does anything less is complicit in the spoliation of the data included on the media.

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