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I get the error 'Requested data is on one or more damaged tape: ...'. What can I do?
If you see this error please contact us, providing the MARS output showing the data requested and the error message. In most cases the data needs to be restored and the complete MARS output allows us to identify the relevant files and tapes.
What can I do if my retrieve request fails with 'data not found'?
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If the reason to construct a loop around a MARS request is the desire to write the output to multiple target files try to use the multi-target feature whenever possible.
I cannot retrieve recent Initialised Analyses. Why?
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You can also find some MARS related FAQs on www.ecmwf.int. For FAQs reg. Reanalysis datasets (e.g. ERA-Interim) please also have a look at the Copernicus Knowledge Base.