/dev/sdd1 on /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2) On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:18 AM, James Mcphee wrote: > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: