[rescue] Next cleaning target: Zip disks & DAT/DDS

[Mike Katz]

On 4/7/2023 6:20 AM, Ryan Krammer via rescue wrote:
> Keep in mind that you cannot degauss a Zip disk - part of the format 
> is stored in an area of the disks that can't be rewritten by the 
> drives themselves, so degaussing them will permanently destroy them. 
> Also, I'd likely be interested in them if you want to get rid of them. 
> No idea how to tell if they're any good, beyond using them.
>
> - Ryan
>
>
I second what Ryan said.  Bulk erasing a zip disk will remove all of the 
factory tracking information and will render the disk unusable 
(producing the "clicking" failure).

I have a USB Zip drive and like half a dozen cartridges.  If you need 
someone to reformat your disks for you, I can do that or depending on 
where you are located, lend you my drive.

             Mike