What are the causes for tape failure?

Tape is a storage device which is made up of long strip of Magnetic Tape. Tape failure may be caused for following reasons:

1. Tape not kept in a safe place and lost due to fire accidents, floods and other natural calamities.
2. Using the same tape for taking back up repeatedly.
3. Using the tape without considering the expiry date of the tape.
4. Tape damaged no the tape drive with no proper maintenance.
5. Tape being exposed to magnetic field which leads to data loss.

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