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[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

> 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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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