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

From	deb <deb@rangingthoughts.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: iotop - or, checking what is accessing a drive
Date	2019-03-22 21:30 +0100
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On 3/22/19 4:07 PM, Michael Stone wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 03:00:23PM -0500, David Wright wrote:
>> If you're really worried, first remount the partitions readonly, which
>> will fail if they're in use. Then unmount them and disconnect.
>
> Just unmount--that will fail if the partition is in use unless extra 
> options are added.
>
> Mike Stone
>
>

Actually no.

That's where I started at.

A given drive should behave the same on Windows & Linux as far as lights 
on/off/dimming.

But as I noted earlier, on Windows, the light is OFF, signaling no drive 
activity upon being removed.

On debian 9.8, it stays on, after repeated dismounts.

Hence my request for tools to (easily) see what's going on.

*Something* is hitting the drive.

Thanks

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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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