Its been running for about four minutes now and the drive is just flashing.
This is what I ran:
bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
[sudo] password for bmike1:
Mount is denied because the NTFS volume is already exclusively opened.
The volume may be already mounted, or another software may use it which
could be identified for example by the help of the 'fuser' command.
<then I realized it was automounted>
bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo umount /dev/sdc1
bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
bmike1@MikesBeast:~$ find /mnt/test -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null \;

Is this correct?

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 12:41 PM <kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:

> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
> Do:
> mount /dev/<my-dieing-hardrive> /some/where
> find /some/where/ -type f -exec cp "{}" /dev/null \;
> dmesg|grep '/dev/<my-dieing-hardrive>'
>
> You'll find a bunch of errors to validate your hunch or you'll fine none
> to
> rule it out.
> ET
>
> PS: I didn't 'sticking up for you'.
> I want to have you around so I can harass you at will!   ;-)
> You are a good man Mike, and you have my appreciation and utmost respect.
>
>
>
> Michael writes:
>
> > Nope. I'm thinking the external drive is dieing.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:19 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com> wrote:
> >
> >> No problem. Btw, did you ever figure out that latest little issue (I
> think
> >> it was with rsync)?
> >>
> >> -Eric
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> ET and Eric.... thanks for sticking up for me.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 7:10 AM Eric Oyen <eric.oyen@icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> No. He is definitely not a troll and like me, he has some challenges
> that
> >>> can get in the way of properly dealing with the world. So, yeah, his
> brain
> >>> is wired differently. SO what! So is min, incidentally. On top of
> having to
> >>> deal with the lifelong effects of a traumatic brain injury (courtesy
> of a
> >>> hit and run driver in 1989), I am also totally blind. Does this make
> me any
> >>> less a person? Hell no! Does it mean I might require extra help from
> time
> >>> to time? You betcha!
> >>>
> >>> So, before you go applying that label, please consider the mind behind
> >>> the post before making that judgement.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -Eric
> >>> From the central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Special Services and
> >>> activities Dept.
> >>>
> >>> > On Jan 30, 2019, at 7:55 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > No Alexander, Michael is not trolling.
> >>> > I know Michael personally and he is a great guy.
> >>> > He faces some challenges that most of us don't even know exist, and
> he
> >>> overcomes most of them remarkably.
> >>> > I will not extend about the challenges he faces, but I will indicate
> >>> that he deserves the patience, the help and the respect.
> >>> > Not all hackers are created equally...   :)
> >>> > Best!
> >>> > Enrique A. Troconis
> >>> >
> >>> > Snyder, Alexander J writes:
> >>> >> I often wonder if the vague emails from "Michael" are just trolling
> the
> >>> >> Plug Distro... testing our patience and willingness to help! "I
> can't
> >>> log in" ....
> >>> >> "How do I print" ... Thanks,
> >>> >> Alexander. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+
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