Plug it in, run "mount", just the command, no options, to print mount options, and show us the filesystem and options? On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 8:28 PM, Michael wrote: > 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~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com