oops wrong copy: $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/Re dSanDisk/ rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/RedSanDisk/Documents": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/RedSanDisk/Documents/signature.jpg": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/RedSanDisk/Documents/Business/i9Complete-pg1.jpeg": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/RedSanDisk/Documents/Business/i9Complete-pg2.jpeg": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/RedSanDisk/Documents/Business/Advantage": Read-only file system (30) etc... and the same thing happened whhen I added the slash to the source: $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents/ /media/bmike1/R edSanDisk/ rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00971.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00970.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00969.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00968.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00967.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00966.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00965.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00964.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00963.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00962.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00961.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00958.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00957.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00956.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00955.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00954.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00953.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00952.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00951.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00950.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00949.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00948.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00947.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00946.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00945.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00944.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00943.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00942.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00941.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00940.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00939.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00938.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/moveinphotos/DSC00937.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: rmdir(Documents/moveinphotos) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458176/corte_suprema_de_justicia) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: rmdir(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458176) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: rmdir(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458175) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458174/las) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: rmdir(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458174) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458173/los) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: rmdir(Documents/language.training/QueOndaSpanish/ www.queondaspanish.com/word/458173) failed: Read-only file system (30) etc.... On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Michael wrote: > well, I just ran it with the trailing slash and it gave me the same output > as before except it happened immediately. The USB drive wasn't accessd for > five minutes. > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:04 PM, Bob Elzer wrote: > >> My syncs look like this >> >> Rsync -rauh --delete /frompath/fromdir /topath/todir >> >> This copies the fromdir into the todir directory and copies all files and >> directories below fromdir >> >> -r recursive >> -a archive - which is synonymous to -rlptgoD >> -u update :don't over write newer files >> -W copy whole files (don't do delta) >> -h human readable numbers >> >> This backs up my stuff to an external drive, thus I don't need to do a >> delta or compression because it is all local >> --delete Any files that were removed from the source will be removed >> from the destination >> >> If I were copying across a network, I add -z and remove -W >> Which will compress the transfer and only send changes when possible. >> >> Normally I use --quiet and change it to --verbose or --progress when I >> want to monitor it >> On May 9, 2016 4:05 PM, "Michael" wrote: >> >>> When I run rsync one file (a directory) will not sync and the files in >>> that file. I was wondering why. I thought that maybe if the file was in >>> there to start that would fix it and it does so if only temporarily. Upon >>> the next run of rsync the directory in question is deleted. >>> the command that is run: >>> $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents >>> /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk >>> >>> >>> >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAfv-aLaQR6HWUx8M-aZF4QL8oAsi6SH2Xg01vKpTPI/edit?usp=sharing >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: