Kern> 3. Run read/write disk tests on your USB disk (note: this will Kern> destroy any existing data).
This isn't quite right. You can run read-write tests on a quiescent filesystem (ie unmounted) without problems: badblocks -svn /dev/sd? will scan the entire disk using non-destructive read-write mode. But as Kern said, check your logs as well. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open source business process management suite built on Java and Eclipse Turn processes into business applications with Bonita BPM Community Edition Quickly connect people, data, and systems into organized workflows Winner of BOSSIE, CODIE, OW2 and Gartner awards http://p.sf.net/sfu/Bonitasoft _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users