So here is another question; I ran cp and it ran. Now I'm running rsync to make sure I got everything. is it just recopying all the files?
On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM Arun Khan <knu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> hmmmm.... I tried rsync and this is what it said:rsync -aP >> --log-file=/var/tmp/rsync-$$.log /media/bmike1/Backup Documents/Pictures/* >> /media/bmike1/4B3150E46CD4CD76 >> sending incremental file list >> rsync: [sender] link_stat "/media/bmike1/Backup" failed: No such file or >> directory (2) >> rsync: [sender] change_dir "/home/bmike1/Documents/Pictures" failed: No >> such file or directory (2) >> rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) >> (code 23) at main.c(1338) [sender=3.2.7] >> > > --mkpath should fix the missing dir errors > > try this; replace filenames and directories as shown > > *(note the the trailing '/' in the source dir and destination dir)* > > suggest 'man rsync' to learn the details on the options and how rsync > treats the trailing '/' in directory paths > > > rsync *--mkpath* -aP --log-file=/path/to/log/file /source/dir/ > /destination/dir/ > > you can define an alias of your .bashrc so you don't have to remember the > arcane options > > FWIW, I use rsync to back up local files between local storage and also > across networked hosts (ssh PKI keys auth) > > > HTH > -- Arun Khan > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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