df says it is 85% full with 5 G left of 30. I sure hope it isn't dying.... I bought it less than a year ago. I only write to it around 8 times a month. as for how it is mounted this is the first time it has messed up on me since I bought it. On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 11:01 PM, Bob Elzer wrote: > I have a feeling that your USB drive may be dying. > > If it is flash, how many times have you copied to it? A lot? > > What size is it? Is it near full? > On May 9, 2016 7:21 PM, "Michael" wrote: > >> what about this: >> "read only file system" thing? >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Sesso wrote: >> >>> Try using just --delete instead of --delete-before >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On May 9, 2016, at 7:09 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~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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~(-: