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<headerData>
<submissionType>144</submissionType>
<filerInfo>
<filer>
<filerCredentials>
<cik>0001163368</cik>
<ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
</filerCredentials>
</filer>
<liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>
</filerInfo>
</headerData>
<formData>
<issuerInfo>
<issuerCik>0000709283</issuerCik>
<issuerName>RS - QUANTUM CORP /DE/</issuerName>
<secFileNumber>001-13449</secFileNumber>
<issuerAddress>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">224 AIRPORT PARKWAY</street1>
<street2 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">SUITE 550</street2>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">SAN JOSE</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">CA</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">95110</zipCode>
</issuerAddress>
<issuerContactPhone>408-944 4000</issuerContactPhone>
<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
<relationshipsToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>Shareholder</relationshipToIssuer>
</relationshipsToIssuer>
</issuerInfo>
<securitiesInformation>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
<address>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">1 New York Plaza</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">New York</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">NY</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">10004</zipCode>
</address>
</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<noOfUnitsSold>962127</noOfUnitsSold>
<aggregateMarketValue>11728328.13</aggregateMarketValue>
<noOfUnitsOutstanding>6526782</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
<approxSaleDate>04/15/2025</approxSaleDate>
<securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
</securitiesInformation>
<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>01/03/2025</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Cashless exercise of warrants</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>449710</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>01/03/2025</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>Cashless exercise of warrants, which were acquired and fully paid for on or before August 13, 2024.</natureOfPayment>
</securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>04/22/2022</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Rights Offering</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>512417</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>04/22/2022</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
</securitiesToBeSold>
<nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
<remarks>289,620 of the shares of Common Stock are being sold by OC II FIE V LP ("OC II") and 672,507 shares of Common Stock are being sold by OC III LVS XL LP ("OC III").  Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO") exercises sole voting and investment power over the securities directly held by OC II and OC III and is filing this Form 144 on their behalf.</remarks>
<noticeSignature>
<noticeDate>04/15/2025</noticeDate>
<signature>/s/ Alyssa Creighton</signature>
</noticeSignature>
</formData>
</edgarSubmission>
