mystery solved!
The source of all your maladies! -> NTFS 

Highly simplified explanation:
When rsync runs, it issues a bunch of commands against the filesystem that 
NTFS will be unable to honor.
That's where your errors are coming from.
Also, depending on how your 'automount' (/etc/fstab) is configured, you will 
have rights (or not) to write to that filesystem.
Pls show me the output of:
cat /etc/fstab;ls -lnd ~   # Cut'n paste!
ET 

PS: *WHY* in the *WORLD* are you using NTFS?
Uhg...   :( 

 

Michael writes: 

> Its been running for about four minutes now and the drive is just flashing.
> This is what I ran:
> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
> [sudo] password for bmike1:
> Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened.
> The volume may be already mounted, or another software may use it which
> could be identified for example by the help of the 'fuser' command.
> <then I realized it was automounted>
> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo umount /dev/sdc1
> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
> bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ find /mnt/test -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null \; 
> 
> Is this correct? 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:41 PM <kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: 
> 
>> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
>> Do:
>> mount /dev/<my-dieing-hardrive> /some/where
>> find /some/where/ -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null \;
>> dmesg|grep '/dev/<my-dieing-hardrive>' 
>>
>> You'll find a bunch of errors to validate your hunch or you'll fine none
>> to
>> rule it out.
>> ET 
>>
>> PS: I didn't 'sticking up for you'.
>> I want to have you around so I can harass you at will!   ;-)
>> You are a good man Mike, and you have my appreciation and utmost respect. 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Michael writes: 
>>
>> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:19 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> No problem. Btw, did you ever figure out that latest little issue (I
>> think
>> >> it was with rsync)?
>> >>
>> >> -Eric
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ET and Eric.... thanks for sticking up for me.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 7:10 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> No. He is definitely not a troll and like me, he has some challenges
>> that
>> >>> can get in the way of properly dealing with the world. So, yeah, his
>> brain
>> >>> is wired differently. SO what! So is min, incidentally. On top of
>> having to
>> >>> deal with the lifelong effects of a traumatic brain injury (courtesy
>> of a
>> >>> hit and run driver in 1989), I am also totally blind. Does this make
>> me any
>> >>> less a person? Hell no! Does it mean I might require extra help from
>> time
>> >>> to time? You betcha!
>> >>>
>> >>> So, before you go applying that label, please consider the mind behind
>> >>> the post before making that judgement.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -Eric
>> >>> From the central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Special Services and
>> >>> activities Dept.
>> >>>
>> >>> > On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:55 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > No Alexander, Michael is not trolling.
>> >>> > I know Michael personally and he is a great guy.
>> >>> > He faces some challenges that most of us don't even know exist, and
>> he
>> >>> overcomes most of them remarkably.
>> >>> > I will not extend about the challenges he faces, but I will indicate
>> >>> that he deserves the patience, the help and the respect.
>> >>> > Not all hackers are created equally...   :)
>> >>> > Best!
>> >>> > Enrique A. Troconis
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Snyder, Alexander J writes:
>> >>> >> I often wonder if the vague emails from "Michael" are just trolling
>> the
>> >>> >> Plug Distro... testing our patience and willingness to help! "I
>> can't
>> >>> log in" ....
>> >>> >> "How do I print" ... Thanks,
>> >>> >> Alexander. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
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