If memory serves me

LTO version X tape drive writes to LTO version X - 1 tapes
LTO version X tape drive reads from LTO version X - 2 tapes

So yes it really really does
Met vriendelijke groet / Kind Regards

Frank Terveen
Senior Systems administrator / Senior Storage Administrator

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Subject: [Networker] Can a LTO-4 drive really read a LTO-2 tape ??

I have used HP LTO4 drives to read LTO2 tapes written a year ago and had no 
issues.  We actually ended up cloning about 20 LTO2 tapes (read on an LTO4 
drive) to LTO4 tapes

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