General myLTO

Can I Use More Than One LTO Deck with myLTO?
Yes! You have the ability to control more than one LTO tape deck in myLTO and can even write different content to each drive independently.  Or, you can ...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM
What LTO Decks Can be Used with myLTO?
myLTO is compatible with hardware from all major deck manufacturers. Any LTO 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 Tapes are compatible using our Bundled LTFS or as long as th...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM
What Are the LTFS Illegal Characters?
When Formatting a tape for the first time, or Reformatting one, you will be asked to create a Tape Label. It is important that you do not enter special char...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM
How Do I Start a Job in Simple Mode?
The process of using Simple Mode in myLTO is virtually the same as in ShotPut Pro. To begin pull up the Simple view by selecting it in the upper left-hand c...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM
How Do I Start a Job in Preset Mode?
To switch over to Preset Mode, select the corresponding button marked Preset, in the upper left-hand corner. Then, locate a created Preset in the bottom lef...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 9:08 AM
What is My Tape’s Index?
The latest myLTO update allows for an index to be loaded upon connecting a drive and a tape, which shows the complete contents of your tape. This index offe...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 9:54 AM
Why Has My Tape’s Index Not Updated?
The latest myLTO update allows for an index to be loaded upon connecting a drive and a tape, which shows the complete contents of your tape. After writing t...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 8:27 AM
How Do I Generate an Aggregate Report?
Aggregate Reporting has just arrived to myLTO! In addition to this, we have also added the ability to re-run media analysis, allowing you to generate thumbn...
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Why Am I Having Issues When Using an HP Drive?
HP drives perform differently than other drive manufacturers. Due to this, there are some known issues that appear solely when using HP drives and are compl...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Bundled LTFS Doesn't Work on Mac OS 10.15. What Do I Do?
Unfortunately, myLTO's built-in Bundled LTFS is unable to work on Mac OS 10.15, the oldest Mac OS build supported by myLTO. There are a couple easy ways...
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 2:38 PM