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Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux?

From philo  <philo@privacy.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux?
Date 2015-01-04 09:11 -0600
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On 01/04/2015 08:55 AM, Ant wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a very old PATA HDD that is dying due to SMART errors and I am
> trying to copy my data to another working drive, but it has problems
> reading some data. Here is an example:
>
> $ cp -R * ~/DebianPATAhddBackups/
> cp: cannot stat `Files/AntsImages': Input/output error
> cp: reading `Mac OS X.dmg': Input/output error
> cp: failed to extend `Mac OS X.dmg': Input/output error
>
> I assume my Debian stable was unable to copy those files. IIRC, there
> was a way to retry over and over until copied fully. How do I do that?
> It has been so many years I did this. :(
>
> Thank you in advance. :)



A few years ago I was working on a machine with  a SMART error HD.

I found that I could only copy data off the drive when the drive was 
within a certain temperature range.


First, it had to warm up a bit...then I started copying data off...but 
when it got too hot, it became unusable.

I had to let it cool down then start over.


Basically I needed to keep track of where I was and just keep going 
little by little.

It took me a full day but eventually I saved about 95% of the data.


I then gave the owner an extreme lecture on backing up data...
and I'll be darned he started taking my advice.

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How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 06:55 -0800
  Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? philo  <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-01-04 09:11 -0600
  Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a  dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-01-04 09:23 -0600
    Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 09:19 -0800
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-01-04 18:27 +0000
        Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-01-04 13:54 -0600
          Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2015-02-19 19:00 -0500
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2015-01-05 14:10 +0100
  Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2015-01-04 15:39 +0000
    Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 09:25 -0800
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Lusotec <nomail@nomail.not> - 2015-01-04 17:49 +0000
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-01-04 18:12 +0000
        Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a  dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-01-04 12:26 -0600
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-04 23:23 +0000
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2015-01-05 14:11 +0100
  Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-01-04 18:07 +0000
    Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 13:10 -0800
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-01-04 22:09 +0000
        Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 15:25 -0800
        Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2015-01-06 20:25 +0000
      Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-01-04 22:12 +0000
        Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 15:26 -0800
          Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-01-05 00:21 +0000
            Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 18:32 -0800
            Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-04 19:36 -0800
              Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-06 08:58 -0600
            Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-09 18:33 -0800
              Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-10 08:21 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-10 07:47 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-11 08:04 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-11 10:14 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-11 10:20 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-11 19:23 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-12 22:44 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-13 08:39 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-14 08:33 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-01-14 17:20 +0000
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-15 00:46 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-17 17:59 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-18 08:45 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-18 14:04 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2015-02-19 22:15 -0500
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-20 22:47 -0800
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Robert Nichols <SEE_SIGNATURE@localhost.localdomain.invalid> - 2015-01-14 23:05 -0600
                Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-15 00:43 -0800
          Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2015-01-05 14:13 +0100
  Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? andrew.williams@t-online.de - 2015-01-04 10:28 -0800
    Re: How to force copy retries until finally copied all due to a dying old HDD in Linux? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2015-01-05 14:15 +0100

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