Pls show command as you typed it.
ET 


Michael writes: 

> I ran the commands. I ran rsync last night and now I open the..... After
> investigatin furthrt I have discovered it appended a '1' to Seagate. I
> added a '1'  and it is backing up as I type. I don't like having the 1 on
> the end but I don't like messing with it any longer! 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 6:54 PM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote: 
> 
>> Ok,
>> Well, make sure nothing has exclusive use on that drive.
>> In terminal issue the following commands:
>> umount /dev/sdx (whatever the number is for that drive/fs)
>> If there is more than one partition on that drive, unmount them as well.
>> Then, to erase the drive, I use dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx (this will
>> blow away all partition map info, boot sector and the like)
>> Lastly:
>> mkfs.ext3
>>   /dev/sdx (you can replace the .ext3 with other FS types if you prefer)
>> When done, mount the FS as normal and you should be good to go. 
>>
>> -Eric
>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Drive recyclers Dept. 
>>
>> On Jan 31, 2019, at 4:46 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>
>> I am trying to format it to a native 
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 6:44 PM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote: 
>>
>>> Ugh!
>>> NTFS. No wonder you are having such issues. Any way to move stuff off
>>> there and reformat to a more appropriate FS (like ext4, MurderFS or the
>>> like)? 
>>>
>>> One thing I have found when dealing with NTFS, I would rather do so
>>> inside a file image that gets synced from a physical drive. This way, even
>>> the partition info is retained. I also do that with my Mac here when
>>> operating time machine backups. I created a file that was then formatted
>>> with OSX extended FS, setup a few perms and let fly. This way, one of my
>>> external drives can handle backups from multiple Macs without running into
>>> machine confusion as to which backup belongs to what. 
>>>
>>> -Eric
>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Backups-R-us Dept. 
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 31, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote: 
>>>
>>> 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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