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Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive

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On 3/22/19 1:48 PM, Curt wrote:
> On 2019-03-22, deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> wrote:
>>> Depending on what's on the disk, it might be more useful to just use
>>> lsof to see what files are open and try to understand what those might
>>> be doing.
>>>
>> Thank you Michael.
>>
>> I'll build up a list of these recommendations for here.
>>
>>
> I believe you said that the external USB drive's LED remains on, even
> after unmounting, and that indicates to you that there's activity on the
> drive. I've always labored under the idea that a *flashing* light
> indicated activity and a steady one an idle state.
>
> Now it occurs to me that these signal indications may depend on the make
> and model of the drive itself.
>
> What should be the behavior of the LED on your drive when the drive is
> unmounted and/or inactive?
>
> (This is probably a waste of everybody's time.)
>


 > (This is probably a waste of everybody's time.)

Not of mine.

Or a bunch of users.


YES -- this differs by manufacturer.


Just a reminder -- the bulk of mine are Seagate Backup Plus (1-5TB. USB 
3.0).
On Windows, when you dismount (Safely Remove) these
the light goes off.


It is On when connected and very dimmly flashed when being accessed.
So, it can flash a bit when indexes are up[dated,
or a file is flushed -- and go right back to steady on.


I only *feel* safe, pulling the cable when the light is OFF.


Again, I can NOT suffer a data-loss-because-of-Evil-Linux situation,
giving the Windows-folk ammo.



I wanted to switch to your name in the Subject Curt,
but Jim P. will yell at me. :-)


Screw it --- I switched it anyway.

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iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 16:30 +0100
  Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-03-22 17:00 +0100
    Reco - Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 18:30 +0100
      Re: Reco - Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2019-03-23 01:40 +0100
        Re: Reco - Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2019-03-23 08:40 +0100
  Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-03-22 17:30 +0100
    Michael - Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 18:30 +0100
      Re: Michael - Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-03-22 18:50 +0100
        Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 19:10 +0100
          Re: Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-03-22 21:10 +0100
            Re: Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-22 21:30 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-23 02:30 +0100
            Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 21:30 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-03-22 21:50 +0100
                Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-03-22 22:20 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-03-22 21:50 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-03-23 00:40 +0100
                Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-23 02:20 +0100
                Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-23 04:40 +0100
          Re: Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-22 21:10 +0100
            Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-22 21:20 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-23 05:00 +0100
            Re: Curt --- Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-03-22 21:30 +0100
              Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org> - 2019-03-23 02:20 +0100

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