1. A system for transferring archived data, comprising: a plurality of interfaces, each operable to read data from a magnetic storage tape; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the plurality of interfaces and operable to: identify a file stored on a magnetic storage tape from one of the plurality of interfaces, the file having a first format; identify a date and time associated with the identified file; compare the date and time associated with the identified file to a list of dates and times of previously identified files; determine that the date and time associated with the identified file exists on the list of previously identified files; alter the time associated with the identified file to an alternate time; add the date and altered time of the identified file to the list of previously identified files; identify one from a plurality of intermediate platforms based at least in part on the identified date associated with the identified file, each of the plurality of intermediate platforms associated with a range of dates, the intermediate platforms operable to access data from file formats associated with the range of dates; transfer the identified file to the identified intermediate platform, the identified intermediate platform operable to access data from the first file format; access data in the identified file using the identified intermediate platform; transfer the accessed data from the identified intermediate platform to a contemporary platform; and store the accessed data in a second format, the contemporary platform operable to access data in the second file format but not the first file format.