I don't think I need to worry about these errors but what do you say? $ rsync -aWuq --exclude=*meetthegimp* --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/USB\ DISK/ rsync: rename "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/.forwardspamto .AeAB2n" -> "Documents/forwardspamto ": Invalid argument (22) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/Business/Receipts/lazycash/.index.html?a_aid=509c458b25b79.7egoaa" failed: Invalid argument (22) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/ComputerInstructions/.ForgotPassword?.iTBeE7" failed: Invalid argument (22) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/Education/.Screenshot-LFS101x.2 Progress | edX - Google Chrome.png.sKq7zq" failed: Invalid argument (22) rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.0] On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 8:38 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > no I didn't but this helped me to figure out what I was doing wrong and > WHY I ran out of space; rsync was backing up into / and /media but not USB\ > drive. it went to /media: > bmike1@c521 /media $ ls > bmike1@c521 /media $ sudo rm -rf bmike1 > [sudo] password for bmike1: > bmike1@c521 /media $ ls > > why won't it delete? > > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> got it to work again! >> >> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> okay, I ran rsync with the results after my sig. >>> first I let it run and almost immediately after hitting the enter key >>> the first error appeared. I thought of stopping the the process (cntl-c) >>> but I looked at the hard drive light and it was blinking so I figured it >>> was making the list of what to skip during copy (--delete-before). So I >>> went to starbucks and when I returned the errors I show after my sig were >>> on the screen. I then looked at the file manager and found no files on the >>> USB drive. I then listed everything on the pen drive from the terminal and >>> 'ls -la' returned empty. >>> >>> /media/bmike1/USB DISK1 $ ls -al >>> total 20 >>> drwx------ 2 bmike1 bmike1 16384 Dec 31 1969 . >>> drwxr-x---+ 4 root root 4096 Sep 25 18:49 .. >>> >>> I didn't have this trouble three days ago. Why won't it back up now? I >>> want to back it up before I resize the drive >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> (oops.... forgot to erase the compress-level) >>> $ rsync -aWuq --progress --delete-before --compress-level=5 >>> /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/USB\ DISK/ >>> >>> rsync: opendir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/Receipts-Bills" failed: >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_content/views/form/tmpl" >>> failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_finder" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_mailto" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_media" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_newsfeeds" failed: No >>> space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_search" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_users" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_weblinks" failed: No >>> space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/components/com_wrapper" failed: No >>> space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/images" failed: No space left on device >>> (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/includes" failed: No space left on >>> device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/installation" failed: No space left on >>> device (28)/media/bmike1/USB DISK1 $ ls -al >>> total 20 >>> drwx------ 2 bmike1 bmike1 16384 Dec 31 1969 . >>> drwxr-x---+ 4 root root 4096 Sep 25 18:49 .. >>> >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/language/overrides" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/libraries" failed: No space left on >>> device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/logs" failed: No space left on device >>> (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/media" failed: No space left on device >>> (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/modules" failed: No space left on >>> device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/plugins" failed: No space left on >>> device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/templates" failed: No space left on >>> device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/Joomla2.5.8/tmp" failed: No space left on device >>> (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/LibreOffice4.1.0" failed: No space left on device >>> (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/LibreOffice_4.1.1.2_Linux_x86_deb" failed: No space >>> left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/LinuxKernels" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/bluegriffon" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/cgminer" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/icedtea" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/joomla2.5.4" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Programs/vlc" failed: No space left on device (28) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Receipts-Bills": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Receipts-Bills/Bills" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Receipts-Bills/Computer Hardware" failed: Permission denied >>> (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Receipts-Bills/Reciepts" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Recepies": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Recepies/Chai": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/Resume": >>> Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/ recomendationSafeway.jpg": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/ recomendationSafeway.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/Resume-Resume.doc": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/Resume-Resume.txt": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/Resume_M Havens.doc": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/recomendationCliffCastle.jpg": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/recomendationCliffCastle.odg": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/recomendationCliffCastle.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/recomendationCliffCastle.svg": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/recomendationSafeway.svg": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/workhistory.txt": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Resume/AppliedFor" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/Accounting-Assistant-Certificate.pdf": Permission >>> denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/Medical Terminology For Dummies.pdf": Permission >>> denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/Medical-Coding-Certificate.pdf": Permission denied >>> (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/PaperTemplate_6thEdAPA.doc": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/articulation (classes).pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/favicon.ico": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/modalitychange.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/transcriptsGCC-UAB.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/AmericanPublicUniversity" failed: Permission >>> denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/DSS" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/FinancialAid" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Schooling/UAB" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/SocialSecurity": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/SocialSecurity/AwardLetter.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/SocialSecurity/BPQY 2009-04.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/SocialSecurity/Paycheck Calculator T2 and 16.xls": >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/SocialSecurity/safewaypaystubrequest.pdf": Permission denied >>> (13) >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/VVOSSS": >>> Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/VVOSSS/welcome to VVOSSS": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/audio.crdownload": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/bios.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/grafics.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/input.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/network.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/sp52187.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/Windows7drivers/storage.exe": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/kernel": >>> Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/kernel/3.1.4" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/kernel/3.2.8" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/kernel/mepiswireless" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/kernel/wireless driver" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training": Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/18th Century Prime Ministers.kvtml": >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/19th Century Prime Ministers.kvtml": >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/20th Century Prime Ministers.kvtml": >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/Monarchs of England.kvtml": Permission >>> denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/SAT.kvtml": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/mi_verletzungen.kvtml": Permission denied >>> (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/numbers (advanced).kvtml": Permission >>> denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/parley-en-es-pub.kvtml": Permission denied >>> (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/the_raven.kvtml": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/uS Historical Capitals (advanced).kvtml": >>> Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/world_capitals.kvtml": Permission denied >>> (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish" failed: Permission denied >>> (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes": >>> Operation not permitted (1) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/taxes/08-09.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/taxes/irs6year.report-06-11.pdf": Permission denied (13) >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2004" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2005" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2006" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2007" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2008" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2009" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2010" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2011" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB DISK/Documents/taxes/tax >>> 2013" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/taxes/taxes 2012 LOOK" failed: Permission denied (13) >>> *** Skipping any contents from this failed directory *** >>> rsync: write failed on "/media/bmike1/USB >>> DISK/Documents/ComputerInstructions/2015-02-16-raspbian-wheezy.img": No >>> space left on device (28) >>> rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at receiver.c(389) >>> [receiver=3.1.0] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: