Your file system is mounted read only. Is it NTFS? You need to mount it RW. NTFS might require additional tools On May 9, 2016 7:21 PM, "Michael" <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> what about this: > "read only file system" thing? > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Sesso <se...@djsesso.com> wrote: > >> Try using just --delete instead of --delete-before >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 9, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> well, I just ran it with the trailing slash and it gave me the same >> output as before except it happened immediately. The USB drive wasn't >> accessd for five minutes. >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:04 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> My syncs look like this >>> >>> Rsync -rauh --delete /frompath/fromdir /topath/todir >>> >>> This copies the fromdir into the todir directory and copies all files >>> and directories below fromdir >>> >>> -r recursive >>> -a archive - which is synonymous to -rlptgoD >>> -u update :don't over write newer files >>> -W copy whole files (don't do delta) >>> -h human readable numbers >>> >>> This backs up my stuff to an external drive, thus I don't need to do a >>> delta or compression because it is all local >>> --delete Any files that were removed from the source will be removed >>> from the destination >>> >>> If I were copying across a network, I add -z and remove -W >>> Which will compress the transfer and only send changes when possible. >>> >>> Normally I use --quiet and change it to --verbose or --progress when I >>> want to monitor it >>> On May 9, 2016 4:05 PM, "Michael" <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> When I run rsync one file (a directory) will not sync and the files in >>>> that file. I was wondering why. I thought that maybe if the file was in >>>> there to start that would fix it and it does so if only temporarily. Upon >>>> the next run of rsync the directory in question is deleted. >>>> the command that is run: >>>> $ rsync -aWuq --delete-before /home/bmike1/Documents >>>> /media/bmike1/RedSanDisk >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAfv-aLaQR6HWUx8M-aZF4QL8oAsi6SH2Xg01vKpTPI/edit?usp=sharing >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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