Datacard/Legends



The datacard was used to transfer and store large amounts of information. A group of datacards was referred to as a datapack. Alternative data storage and retrieval devices were known as datadiscs or data plaques. Two large datadisc manufacturers were Corellia Digital and the Bay-Suwe Combine.

History


Large libraries of datacards existed around the galaxy, holding enormous quantities of data. The largest was at Obroa-skai, before the Yuuzhan Vong destroyed the library.

Data cards were one of the primary methods of information storage in the Jedi Temple Archives, and could be accessed with data terminals.

During the Clone Wars, a group of clones were sent to Christophsis to retrieve a number of datapacks, containing vital information, before the Separatist forces, which had overrun the planet, could get their hands on them.

R2-D2 carried a datacard containing the plans to the first Death Star that was given to him by Princess Leia during the Battle of Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War, shortly before her capture by Darth Vader and the 501st Legion.

During the Galactic Civil War, various spacers who sought out treasure also found some datadisks that contained maps to various treasures, of which at least 9 existed.

Behind the scenes
Datacards store and transfer data to and from datapads in the same way floppy disks and USB flash drives are used with computers. They can be used in the way a PDA reads secure digital (SD) cards. This was shown on-screen with fictional technology decades before the real world devices.

Appearances
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 * The Old Republic: Revan
 * The Old Republic: Deceived {{Mo}}
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic
 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Episode I Adventures 1: Search for the Lost Jedi
 * Episode I Adventures 2: The Bartokk Assassins {{Mo}}
 * Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul
 * Outbound Flight
 * {{InsiderCite|65|The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff}}
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Live Fire
 * {{TCW|Death Trap}}
 * The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo
 * {{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/dodcampaign|text=A Wretched Hive|int=A Wretched Hive}}
 * Kessel Run {{Flash}}
 * Interlude at Darkknell
 * {{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|text=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Only One of Her Kind|stext=Only One of Her Kind}}
 * {{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|text=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Spero's Flight|stext=Spero's Flight}} {{Mo}}
 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Shinbone Showdown
 * {{Journal|6|Ringers}}
 * R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope {{1st}}
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
 * Star Wars: Yoda Stories
 * {{Journal|8|A Certain Point of View}}
 * Rebel Force: Target
 * Instant Adventures
 * Allegiance
 * Choices of One
 * Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine
 * Galaxy of Fear: Clones
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger
 * {{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
 * {{SWGTCG|The Price of Victory}} {{C|Double Trouble promotional scenario}}
 * Scavenger Hunt {{C|As "datapack"}}
 * Planet of the Mists {{C|As "data disk"}}
 * Mission to Lianna {{C|As "data disk"}}
 * Side Trip
 * Murder on the Executor
 * Imperial Double-Cross
 * {{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley|text=Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley|story=A Rebel Agent}} {{C|As "datadisk"}}
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * {{Journal|6|Finder's Fee}}
 * {{Journal|8|Firepower}}
 * {{Journal|10|Desperate Measures (short story)|Desperate Measures}}
 * {{GalaxyCite|7|Assignment: Decoy}}
 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand 1
 * {{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira|text=Twin Stars of Kira|story=The Package (adventure)|stext=The Package}} {{C|As "datadisk"}}
 * {{GamerCite|2|A Credit for Your Thoughts}}
 * {{GamerCite|10|Handoff}}
 * {{Journal|2|Whispers in the Dark}}
 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-Wing: The Bacta War
 * X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-Wing: Iron Fist
 * {{Journal|5|One of a Kind (story)|One of a Kind}}
 * {{Journal|6|Kella Rand, Reporting...}}
 * {{Journal|3|Mission to Zila}}
 * {{InsiderCite|67|The Trouble with Squibs}}
 * {{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|text=The Politics of Contraband|story=The Politics of Contraband (adventure)|stext=The Politics of Contraband}} {{C|As "datadisk"}}
 * {{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|text=Classic Adventures|story=The Politics of Contraband (adventure)|stext=The Politics of Contraband}} {{C|As "datadisk"}} {{C|Reprint}}
 * {{WEGCite|book=The Politics of Contraband|text=The Politics of Contraband|story=The Art of Betrayal}} {{C|As "datadisk"}}
 * {{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures|text=Classic Adventures|story=The Art of Betrayal}} {{C|As "datadisk"}} {{C|Reprint}}
 * X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
 * {{Journal|7|Retreat From Coruscant}}
 * I, Jedi
 * {{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/fiction/shadesofgray/index.html|text=Shades of Gray|int=Shades of Gray|newurl=http://star-wars.suvudu.com/2012/10/star-wars-shorts-shades-of-gray-from-the-adventures-of-alex-winger.html|newhost=Suvudu}}
 * Simple Tricks
 * Before the Storm
 * Shield of Lies
 * Tyrant's Test
 * Ambush at Corellia {{C|as datapack}}
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Fool's Bargain
 * Survivor's Quest
 * The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
 * The New Jedi Order: Balance Point
 * The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
 * The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way {{C|as disk}}
 * Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
 * Legacy of the Force: Tempest
 * Legacy of the Force: Exile
 * Legacy of the Force: Fury
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
 * Fate of the Jedi: Omen
 * Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
 * Fate of the Jedi: Conviction
 * X-Wing: Mercy Kill

Non-canon appearances
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 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy