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General FAQs related to SymplyLTO products.
Please check out our comprehensive FAQs online and how to videos: SymplyLTO Desktop SAS SymplyLTO SAS Rackmount SymplyPRO LTO Desktop SymplyPRO LTO Rac...
Mon, 4 Oct, 2021 at 5:27 PM
LTFS makes viewing and accessing tape files easier than ever before. The LTFS format is used with LTO data tapes to allow you to share your data with others...
Tue, 12 Jul, 2022 at 2:34 PM
The Symply Thunderbolt™️ 3 tape products all include a 2m active Thunderbolt™ 3 cable with the product as standard. If you need to run a Thunderbolt™ cable ...
Tue, 19 Nov, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Yes, the SympyPRO family fully support Apple's M series platform, and of course the Intel Apple Platform as well. Just install the specified drivers tha...
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Mac Yes, SymplyPRO LTO and SymplyDIT Thunderbolt products are compatible with macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) and later. Windows Yes, SymplyPRO LTO and SymplyD...
Tue, 17 Dec, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Can I use my USB-C port on my computer to connect my Thunderbolt LTO device? No, afraid not! Whilst USB-C and Thunderbolt™ share the same physical port ...
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024 at 9:50 AM
My computer is Thunderbolt™ 2 will the SymplyPRO Thunderbolt LTO device work with that? Yes, you will however need the Apple Thunderbolt™ 3 Adapter [cli...
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Yes, Symply Thunderbolt️™ 3 products are compatible with Thunderbolt™ 4 and Thunderbolt™ 5 hosts. Thunderbolt™ 3, 4 and 5 share the same physical port de...
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Symply are a long term partner for ATTO Technology Inc., and while there are other Mac, Windows and Linux SAS technologies in the marketplace that we could ...
Mon, 4 Oct, 2021 at 4:58 PM
LTO GenerationNative Performance Native Capacity Compressed* Performance Compressed* Capacity LTO-6 Half Height 160MB/Sec 1.5TB 400MB/Sec 6.25TB L...
Wed, 9 Jul, 2025 at 6:24 PM