The error message refers to the input, not the log. Have you tried sudo? sudo ddrescue -v -n /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc1 /media/(user)/recoverylogfile.txt --force
Robert Trevellyan 518 392 0846 https://trevellyan.biz On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Kevin Okie <okieke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > I'm attempting to clone a corrutped Windows partition from bad > disk/partition sdb3 to external HD device/partition sdc1 > > The command I am using is: > ddrescue -v -n /dev/sdb3 /dev/sdc1 /media/(user)/recoverylogfile.txt > --force > (doing '-n' at first to skip errors so i can return to them later) > (added '--force' because without it I get the message "output file > exists and is not a regular file". '--force' allows me to overwrite > what is on the target device). > > Even if I shorten up the logfile part of the command to just > 'logfile.txt' with no path, I get the same error. However, if I omit > the logfile part of the command, the utility runs. However, I need the > logfile to go back and try to recover parts of the drive with errors > later. > > Any assistance much appreciated! > > Thanks! > > Kevin > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-ddrescue mailing list > Bug-ddrescue@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue > _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list Bug-ddrescue@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
