FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  FICHTHORN JOHN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUANTUM CORP /DE/ [QMCO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
875 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 66,227
D
 
Common Stock 1,493,801
I
Held by BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP (1)
Common Stock 969,900
I
Held by Dialectic Antithesis Partners, LP (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FICHTHORN JOHN
875 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Noah Mesel, Attorney-in-Fact 04/26/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) BR Dialectic Capital Management, LLC is the investment manager of Dialectic Antithesis Partners, LP and, as such, shares voting and dispositive power over the securities held by Dialectic Antithesis Partners, LP. B. Riley Capital Management, LLC is the investment manager of BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP and, as such, shares voting and dispositive power over the securities held by BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP. The Reporting Person is a portfolio manager for BR Dialectic Capital Management, LLC and B. Riley Capital Management, LLC and therefore shares voting and dispositive power over the securities, but the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any of Issuer's securities in which he does not have a pecuniary interest or that he does not directly own. BR Dialectic Capital Management, LLC and B. Riley Capital Management, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of B. Riley Financial, Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation (NasdaqCM: RILY).
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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