EXHIBIT 23.1

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-15111, 333-34103 and 333-61907) of Advanced
Digital Information Corporation of our report dated December 8, 1998
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Seattle, Washington
September 13, 1999