Each user or group is responsible for archiving their own data on their own media. Data generated on the TSQ7000 is retained on the host computer for at least 6 months, after which time a courtesy backup is performed (data is burned to CD or DVD). Courtesy backups are intended to be kept indefinitely, but since it is a courtesy backup there is no guarantee of it being available. (This has, thus far, not been an issue. Media longevity is a bit of an unknown, and disappearance of backup media is an unfortunate possibility.)

Note that data from the TSQ7000 is in a proprietary binary format and cannot be accessed without the proper software (i.e., QualBrowser). Utilities are available to convert the binary data files to xml; check with the MS facility manager for details.