let's see.... I can make it NOT check the newness of the file by removing the 'u' option so it looks like : rsync -aWq /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk /home/bmike1/Documents So I think that will do it! Am I correct? On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > Is it as simple as: > > rsync -aWuq /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk /home/bmike1/Documents > > I didn't say this before because I thought rsync checked the "newness" of > th file. > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> >> Then again if I fix the WM (and possibly driver) I'll have no loss of >> data.... >> >> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 6:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> You were oh so right Brian. I had changed the window manager in / home. >>> Now whenever I restore root nothing is fixed. I will NEVER do a >>> dist-upgrade again. Everytime I have my system crashes! Now I am trying to >>> restore my home directory which was created with rsync. The exact command >>> was: >>> >>> rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents >>> /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk >>> >>> What would the command be to restore My home directory. I figure it is >>> easier to restore home (which I had just recently update) than to fix the >>> window manager. >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: