You do not need to erase the tape before you re-use it.  When your job overwrites the tape, all the old data will be gone.

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Yes, you do have an erase job in Backup Exec. Right click on tape and click "quick erase" to erase data there. Although, Backup Exec would erase and overwrite data when running an overwrite backup job.

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I know I can do it manually like Hemant said but wanted a job to auto do it.

At the moment the company standard is to apend, and overwrite if necessary. I have already asked the question, why not change to just overwrite and waiting on a response.

Scott

An erase followed by append is exactly what an overwrite would do with less mess.

 Hey Slewis1972,

Not sure you still need this, but thought I'd share. I've used this feature for similar reasons, so yes it can be done.

On the Devices tab, right click on your drive in question, select Inventory (or Erase, Eject or whatever you need)
When the next box opens with the options, simply set the schedule on the left for when you would like the feature to be run and you're done.

Good luck.

B