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It took 2 more hours than it should have to copy 125GB

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[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago
[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 17 points 1 year ago

Can it resume interrupted writes?

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Heck to the yeah. I usually run

rsync -av src/ dst/

Which is verbose and archive mode (keeps mod times, user, etc). You can also add -P for progress.

Here is the man page https://linux.die.net/man/1/rsync

If it gets interrupted, just run that same command again.

Edit: also it's usually preinstalled on every Linux distro and should be easy to install for Windows too.

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago

By the way, --info=progress2 will show a total progress information.

[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 11 points 1 year ago

Woah, that's amazing! Can't believe I've been sleeping on it for so long

[-] AClassyGentleman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I feel like rsync may genuinely be one of the best, most slept on tools out there. It even works over ssh.

[-] camr_on@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I like to add --ignore-existing to it aswell in case it gets interrupted. Useful when it's a timed backup or similar

[-] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

If it doesn’t ignore existing by default, what’s the difference between that and plain old copy?

[-] bjorney@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rsync checks the files and only issues the copy if the file size/modified dates are different by default. Ignore existing will not overwrite a changed file afaik.

If the file is large it only sends the changed blocks (e.g. you have a 100gb database and only a dozen 4mb blocks have been modified it won't send the full 100gb across the network)

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 year ago
[-] jcg@halubilo.social 12 points 1 year ago

Dudes over here copying a single 125 GB file

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Time for a new USB cable 😅

[-] blackluster117@possumpat.io 8 points 1 year ago

My condolences.

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

My eternal pain with raspberry pis

[-] nicoweio@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You mean with the Micro SDs?

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, the slightest touch on your server power cable and it boots

[-] zoe@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

wifi transfer is superior

but also struggled with the same: planning on buying female usb a ports to resolder on the motherboard, also male ports for my io peripherals. also humidity is ur enemy, much of my ports are ruined due to corrrosion. run ur ac people!

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of Spin City and Carters dog :)

this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
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