Problems copying files [Solved]

[dixonpete]

I'm trying to copy the full contents of a 2 TB HD in a USB dock over to a recently purchased 2 TB WD MYBook. The copy keeps keeps on failing. There's usually no error, just the transfer rate hits zero and stays there.

Am I missing something or is USB copying buggy?

[µT6]

ijust copied u gbs to a usb hard disk and all was fine

have you tried to connect the hard disk into another usb port?

is the drive new(the internal one)?

what kernel are you using?

[agmg]

Are you using a file manager to do the copying? You could try with rsync through terminal.

[Phil]

Hi DP,

Terrabyte drives.....I am loosing track of sizes now.

Permissions matter, so do it as root.

USB can be very slow. (2TB / transfer speed = long wait)

rsync means you can keep coming back over several days rather than all at once.

rsync --archive source dest (care - both drives need to be mounted)

[Waldo22]

I had to remove some pre-installed software from an external hard drive once before it would work properly with linux.  I also deleted the partition that the software was installed on, and reformatted the drive.  I probably voided the warranty when I did it, but it didn't hurt anything.

[dixonpete]

The problem seemed to be related to one particular drive placed in one USB dock. Tried another on another laptop and it worked. Slow as all heck ( think 4 GB/hr!) but it is working.