Troubleshooting Slow Read Speeds from LTFS Volumes on Windows 10

Background A while ago, I got two LTO-6 tape drives for practically free (previous post here). Since then, I’ve been using them for archival storage of video files. I chose LTFS for its open format and independence of backup software, and I’ve been using it on my primary PC running Windows 10. To make sure… Continue reading Troubleshooting Slow Read Speeds from LTFS Volumes on Windows 10

Troubleshooting a Failed Import in a Pyinstaller Build

Introduction In late 2020 – early 2021 I wrote an inventory system in Python for the Formula SAE team I was in (GitHub link to the project). To make distribution easier, I used Pyinstaller to compile the Python program into a binary executable for Windows. The setup worked on several different PCs that don’t have… Continue reading Troubleshooting a Failed Import in a Pyinstaller Build