Tape and Legacy Media Recovery

Data Recovery Labs

United States

Data Recovery Labs is a professional data recovery service provider specializing in tape, legacy media, and enterprise storage recovery across North America. The company handles hundreds of the latest and legacy cartridge formats including AIT, DDS, DAT, LTO, QIC, VXA, DLT/SDLT, AIT/S-AIT, and all IBM formats. Services include tape recovery, repair, conversion, and migration — with text reports, Microsoft Exchange and IBM Notes extraction, and customized file search across large tape sets.

Iron Mountain Data Restoration

Boston, United States

Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in information management services founded in 1951 and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its Data Restoration and Migration Services provide fully managed tape-to-cloud solutions including tape identification, cataloging, backup file restoration, and media imaging for LTO, DLT, DDS, and legacy tape formats. Iron Mountain manages billions of information assets worldwide with a rigorous chain of custody process.

PITS Global Tape Recovery

United States

PITS Global Data Recovery Services operates dedicated tape recovery facilities with specialized tools for LTO, DLT/SDLT, DAT, DDS, S-AIT, and all major legacy tape formats. The company handles physical damage, drive malfunctions, read/write errors, tape degradation, and accidental erasure on both modern and obsolete cartridge types. PITS provides free evaluation, secure chain of custody, and 24/7 customer support for urgent archive retrieval and compliance-driven tape restoration projects.

Retrodata

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Retrodata is a UK-based data recovery specialist founded in 1988, making it one of the longest-established recovery companies in the world. Headquartered in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Retrodata specializes in complex tape, hard drive, and RAID recovery with particular expertise in legacy media formats and obsolete backup systems. The company serves UK government agencies, financial institutions, and enterprise clients with ISO certified cleanroom facilities.

Stellar Data Recovery for Tape

Gurgaon, India

Stellar Data Recovery for Tape is specialist software from Stellar Information Technology that recovers archived and backup data from LTO tape drives across all major manufacturers. The tool supports LTO-1 through LTO-9 and extracts data independently of the original backup software — critical when legacy catalogs are missing or the original backup application is no longer available. Widely used for legal compliance, eDiscovery, and long-term archival data retrieval.