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  <xs:element id="qtm_SaleOfStockGrossConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction" abstract="false" name="SaleOfStockGrossConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="qtm_DebtConversionPresentValueOfPIKInterestSettled" abstract="false" name="DebtConversionPresentValueOfPIKInterestSettled" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="qtm_DebtInstrumentConvertibleDiscountRate" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentConvertibleDiscountRate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="qtm_DebtInstrumentConvertibleDeferredCashInterestRate" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentConvertibleDeferredCashInterestRate" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="qtm_ClassOfWarrantOrRightMaximumRequiredRepurchaseOfUnpurchasedShares" abstract="false" name="ClassOfWarrantOrRightMaximumRequiredRepurchaseOfUnpurchasedShares" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="qtm_SaleOfStockRightOfRefusalPercentage" abstract="false" name="SaleOfStockRightOfRefusalPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
