Re: [Veritas-bu] Use tar /(bptm ?) on windows to recover files from tape

Subject:	Re: [Veritas-bu] Use tar /(bptm ?) on windows to recover files from tapes
From:	A Darren Dunham <ddunham AT taos DOT com>
To:	Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Date:	Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:56:47 +0000

On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 02:17:49PM +0100, Michael Graff Andersen wrote:
> Hello All
> 
> Anybody know how to use NBU tar (& bptm I assume) on windows to
> recover files from a overwritten tape ?

*overwritten*?   Such files are not generally recoverable on any
platform.  What tape type are you talking about?  

> Have done this in the past on UNIX, but is missing the mt command on
> the windows box

cygwin has a 'mt' component that you can try.

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