I run the command: $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/SDULTRA64 and Most everything on my system backed up but this is it's complaint: rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/ComputerInstructions/.Reinstall-Desktop.txt.m7GSdf" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/ComputerInstructions/.webpages won't load.rpuLGn" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Education/Darktable/Riley Brandt/Website/Darktable/.08-SimpleEdits.JIzF9v" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Money/.2014.kmy.PLgaOG" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Money/.2017.kmy.zRB0tR" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Money/Earnings/DailyEarnings/.earnings2016.ods.b76R91" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: mkstemp "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Money/Earnings/DailyEarnings/.earnings2017.ods.PXx3Qc" failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.0] here is the source: ~/Documents/Money $ ls -la total 96 drwxr-xr-x 7 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Jan 1 12:51 . drwxr-xr-x 28 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Oct 8 09:16 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 bmike1 bmike1 55331 Dec 31 18:46 2014.kmy -rw-rw-rw- 1 bmike1 bmike1 8434 Jan 1 13:30 2017.kmy drwx------ 3 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Dec 8 2015 Buying advise drwxr-x--- 2 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Jan 11 2016 childsupport drwx------ 5 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Mar 16 2016 Earnings drwx------ 6 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Feb 23 2016 Receipts-Bills drwx------ 12 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Feb 28 2014 taxes and here is the destination /media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Money $ ls -la total 32 drwx------ 7 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Jan 1 12:51 . drwx------ 28 bmike1 bmike1 8192 Oct 8 09:16 .. drwx------ 3 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Dec 8 2015 Buying advise drwx------ 2 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Jan 11 2016 childsupport drwx------ 5 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Mar 16 2016 Earnings drwx------ 6 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Feb 23 2016 Receipts-Bills drwx------ 12 bmike1 bmike1 4096 Feb 28 2014 taxes Huh.... I just deleted the recycle bin and now: $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents /media/bmike1/SDULTRA64 rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/Business/SlideScanner/20161025 Hoffer/PICT0013.JPG.xmp) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/Business/SlideScanner/20161025 Hoffer/PICT0013.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/Business/SlideScanner/20161025 Hoffer/PICT0012.tif) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/Business/SlideScanner/20161025 Hoffer/PICT0012.JPG.xmp) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: delete_file: unlink(Documents/Business/SlideScanner/20161025 Hoffer/PICT0012.JPG) failed: Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Advantage": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/Other": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/Other/2016-05-14 Janna Prom": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/Craigslist": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/Marketing": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set times on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020/JPG": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020/JPG/DSC_0549.JPG": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020/JPG/DSC_0550.JPG": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020/JPG/DSC_0551.JPG": Read-only file system (30) rsync: failed to set permissions on "/media/bmike1/SDULTRA64/Documents/Business/Photography/PropertyPhotographing/PrivateClients/Alliya Maqsood/2016/2016101020/JPG/DSC_0552.JPG": Read-only file system (30) (it is long... this is the last of my input) http://pastebin.com/gKWvf6u2 -- :-)~MIKE~(-: