Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Tomas Kuchta]

>
> .

How many files/average file size?

If you are copying millions of small files, it would be pretty slow to slow
SMR disk.

That said, you have tone of unnecessary options there. I will not comment
on options, you know what you need. Definitely get rid of the print, that
slows stuff a lot. If you really need the list of files, redirect it to a
file and watch the dile separately.

Hope that helps, -T

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Jason Barnett]

I agree, that is VERY slow.  Are you sure it is plugged into a USB3 port?
Some HDDs are fast at first, but then slow down after their buffers get
full (Shingled magnetic recording
), but even then
I would expect 20 - 30 MB/s transfer rates.

You may want to compress the data on the fly so you can increase the
effective transfer speed, if that is suitable for your purposes.

Jason

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:37 PM Robert Citek 
wrote:

> Even for a spinning disk that seems really slow, especially if it is rated
> for USB3.0.  I haven’t played with spinning disks in years, but IIRC I was
> getting 30-40 MB/s writes.
>
> This drive sounds similar to yours and is advertised at a max of 220 MB/s.
> Even half that speed would be quite good.
>
>
> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/seagate-backup-plus-fast-4tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/5127078.p?skuId=5127078
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:22 PM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
> > Found the problemI got a rotational drive, not ssd.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 12:15 PM Mark Phillips  >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Disks benchmarks 1/2 way done.
> > >
> > > Showing
> > > Avg read 2.3 MB/sec
> > > Avg write 1.8 MB/sec
> > > Avg access time 450 msec
> > >
> > > Does this seem slow for a seagate 4tb USB 3 external drive?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 11:53 AM Mark Phillips <
> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
> > >> formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
> > >> ext4, and I am running benchmarks.
> > >>
> > >> Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4
> > >> running Ubuntu
> > >> Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
> > >> Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec
> > >>
> > >> Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.
> > >>
> > >> Mark
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek 
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
> > >>>
> > >>> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12
> > >>> Mbps
> > >>>
> > >>> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s
> > write
> > >>> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
> > >>>
> > >>> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of
> > your
> > >>> drive:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
> > >>>
> > >>> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards,
> > >>> - Robert
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan <
> michaelewa...@gmail.com
> > >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the
> > interface
> > >>> is
> > >>> > what I would think of first.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
> > >>> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
> > >>> logical
> > >>> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives
> > >>> (ie /)
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long
> time.
> > >>> After
> > >>> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB
> out
> > >>> of 2+
> > >>> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > My rsync command is:
> > >>> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> > >>> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable
> > Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Thanks!
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Mark
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

This is what I bought, and I am returning it

Seagate Portable 4TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0 for PC, Mac, Xbox, &
PlayStation - 1-Year Rescue Service (STGX4000400) https://a.co/d/9MjJj7X

Mark

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 12:37 PM Robert Citek  wrote:

> Even for a spinning disk that seems really slow, especially if it is rated
> for USB3.0.  I haven’t played with spinning disks in years, but IIRC I was
> getting 30-40 MB/s writes.
>
> This drive sounds similar to yours and is advertised at a max of 220 MB/s.
> Even half that speed would be quite good.
>
>
> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/seagate-backup-plus-fast-4tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/5127078.p?skuId=5127078
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:22 PM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
> > Found the problemI got a rotational drive, not ssd.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 12:15 PM Mark Phillips  >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Disks benchmarks 1/2 way done.
> > >
> > > Showing
> > > Avg read 2.3 MB/sec
> > > Avg write 1.8 MB/sec
> > > Avg access time 450 msec
> > >
> > > Does this seem slow for a seagate 4tb USB 3 external drive?
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 11:53 AM Mark Phillips <
> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
> > >> formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
> > >> ext4, and I am running benchmarks.
> > >>
> > >> Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4
> > >> running Ubuntu
> > >> Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
> > >> Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec
> > >>
> > >> Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.
> > >>
> > >> Mark
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek 
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
> > >>>
> > >>> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12
> > >>> Mbps
> > >>>
> > >>> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s
> > write
> > >>> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
> > >>>
> > >>> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of
> > your
> > >>> drive:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
> > >>>
> > >>> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards,
> > >>> - Robert
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan <
> michaelewa...@gmail.com
> > >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the
> > interface
> > >>> is
> > >>> > what I would think of first.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
> > >>> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
> > >>> logical
> > >>> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives
> > >>> (ie /)
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long
> time.
> > >>> After
> > >>> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB
> out
> > >>> of 2+
> > >>> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > My rsync command is:
> > >>> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> > >>> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable
> > Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Thanks!
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Mark
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Robert Citek]

Even for a spinning disk that seems really slow, especially if it is rated
for USB3.0.  I haven’t played with spinning disks in years, but IIRC I was
getting 30-40 MB/s writes.

This drive sounds similar to yours and is advertised at a max of 220 MB/s.
Even half that speed would be quite good.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/seagate-backup-plus-fast-4tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/5127078.p?skuId=5127078

Regards,
- Robert

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:22 PM Mark Phillips 
wrote:

> Found the problemI got a rotational drive, not ssd.
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 12:15 PM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
> > Disks benchmarks 1/2 way done.
> >
> > Showing
> > Avg read 2.3 MB/sec
> > Avg write 1.8 MB/sec
> > Avg access time 450 msec
> >
> > Does this seem slow for a seagate 4tb USB 3 external drive?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 11:53 AM Mark Phillips  >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
> >> formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
> >> ext4, and I am running benchmarks.
> >>
> >> Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4
> >> running Ubuntu
> >> Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
> >> Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec
> >>
> >> Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
> >>>
> >>> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12
> >>> Mbps
> >>>
> >>> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s
> write
> >>> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
> >>>
> >>> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of
> your
> >>> drive:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
> >>>
> >>> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> - Robert
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan  >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the
> interface
> >>> is
> >>> > what I would think of first.
> >>> >
> >>> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
> >>> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
> >>> logical
> >>> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives
> >>> (ie /)
> >>> > to
> >>> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time.
> >>> After
> >>> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out
> >>> of 2+
> >>> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > My rsync command is:
> >>> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> >
> >>>
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> >>> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable
> Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Thanks!
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Mark
> >>> > >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

Found the problemI got a rotational drive, not ssd.

Mark

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 12:15 PM Mark Phillips 
wrote:

> Disks benchmarks 1/2 way done.
>
> Showing
> Avg read 2.3 MB/sec
> Avg write 1.8 MB/sec
> Avg access time 450 msec
>
> Does this seem slow for a seagate 4tb USB 3 external drive?
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 11:53 AM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
>> It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
>> formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
>> ext4, and I am running benchmarks.
>>
>> Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4
>> running Ubuntu
>> Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
>> Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec
>>
>> Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
>>>
>>> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12
>>> Mbps
>>>
>>> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s write
>>> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
>>>
>>> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of your
>>> drive:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
>>>
>>> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> - Robert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface
>>> is
>>> > what I would think of first.
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
>>> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
>>> logical
>>> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives
>>> (ie /)
>>> > to
>>> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time.
>>> After
>>> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out
>>> of 2+
>>> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
>>> > >
>>> > > My rsync command is:
>>> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
>>> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
>>> > >
>>> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
>>> > >
>>> > > Thanks!
>>> > >
>>> > > Mark
>>> > >
>>> >
>>>
>>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

Disks benchmarks 1/2 way done.

Showing
Avg read 2.3 MB/sec
Avg write 1.8 MB/sec
Avg access time 450 msec

Does this seem slow for a seagate 4tb USB 3 external drive?

Mark

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 11:53 AM Mark Phillips 
wrote:

> It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
> formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
> ext4, and I am running benchmarks.
>
> Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4 running
> Ubuntu
> Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
> Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec
>
> Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek 
> wrote:
>
>> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
>>
>> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12 Mbps
>>
>> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s write
>> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
>>
>> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of your
>> drive:
>>
>>
>> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
>>
>> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
>>
>> Regards,
>> - Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface
>> is
>> > what I would think of first.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
>> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
>> logical
>> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie
>> /)
>> > to
>> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time.
>> After
>> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out
>> of 2+
>> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
>> > >
>> > > My rsync command is:
>> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
>> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
>> > >
>> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks!
>> > >
>> > > Mark
>> > >
>> >
>>
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

It may be a cockpit error. The USB drive is brand new, and I assumed
formatted to vfat. It turns out it is ntfs. I reformatted the drive to
ext4, and I am running benchmarks.

Initial results from hdparm (on a different machine - SurfacePro 4 running
Ubuntu
Timing cache reads: 9598.53 MB/sec
Buffered disk reads: 6.47 MB/sec

Waiting for disks benchmark on the target machine.

Mark

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 10:21 AM Robert Citek  wrote:

> Indeed, that sounds really slow:
>
> ( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12 Mbps
>
> That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s write
> speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.
>
> Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of your
> drive:
>
>
> https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm
>
> Good luck and let us know what you discover.
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan 
> wrote:
>
> > Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface is
> > what I would think of first.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips <
> m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one
> logical
> > > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie
> /)
> > to
> > > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time.
> After
> > > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out of
> 2+
> > > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> > >
> > > My rsync command is:
> > > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> > >
> > >
> >
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> > > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> > >
> > > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

Yes, they are both USB 3.x

Mark

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 9:48 AM Michael Ewan  wrote:

> Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface is
> what I would think of first.
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
> > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one logical
> > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie /)
> to
> > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time. After
> > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out of 2+
> > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> >
> > My rsync command is:
> > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> >
> >
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> >
> > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Robert Citek]

Indeed, that sounds really slow:

( 138GB * 1000MB/GB ) / (26hr * 60min/hr * 60s/min ) = 1.5 MB/s  ~ 12 Mbps

That's in the USB1.x range.  If you use USB3.0 and can get 100MB/s write
speed, you'd be done in about 6 hours.

Have a look at hdparm to get some info on read/write performance of your
drive:

https://linuxconfig.org/hard-drive-speed-test-using-linux-command-line-and-hdparm

Good luck and let us know what you discover.

Regards,
- Robert



On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 10:48 AM Michael Ewan 
wrote:

> Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface is
> what I would think of first.
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips 
> wrote:
>
> > I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one logical
> > root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie /)
> to
> > an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time. After
> > 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out of 2+
> > TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
> >
> > My rsync command is:
> > sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
> >
> >
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> > / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
> >
> > Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
>

Re: [PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Michael Ewan]

Are you using a USB3 drive and a USB3 port, the speed of the interface is
what I would think of first.

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM Mark Phillips 
wrote:

> I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one logical
> root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie /) to
> an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time. After
> 26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out of 2+
> TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.
>
> My rsync command is:
> sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
>
> --exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
> / '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'
>
> Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>

[PLUG] Need help backing up my data

[Mark Phillips]

I have an Ubuntu 18.04 system with two drives in an lvm with one logical
root partition. I am trying to back up the contents of the drives (ie /) to
an external usb drive using rsync. It is taking a really long time. After
26 hours of continuous operation I have only transferred 138 GB out of 2+
TB, so I am looking at about 16 days to complete the transfer.

My rsync command is:
sudo rsync  --no-compress --info=progress2 -avAXEWSlHh
--exclude={'/run','/mnt','/swapfile','/boot','/dev','/proc','/sys','/run','/mnt','/media','/lost+found','/swapfile.extended','/tmp'}
/ '/media/mark/Seagate Portable Drive/tsunami-backups-Jul_13_17-39/'

Any suggestions on how I can speed this up and not lose any data?

Thanks!

Mark