Mark Baker on 30 Apr 2008 06:55:44 -0700 |
I wouldn't worry about taxing the drive. I would get the data off as soon as possible. I have had very good results with dd_rescue. In my opinion it is one of the best tools out there. When you have a server go down due to a drive failure & in a moment of panic realize that the backups havent been running on that server.... dd_rescue will save your butt every time. http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/ Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Art Alexion [mailto:art.alexion@verizon.net] > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:12 AM > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org > Subject: [PLUG] Saving data from a precarious drive > > I have a 200 GB IDE drive that recently stopped being detected by the BIOS. > After I did a dist-upgrade and was forced to reboot, the drive reappeared. > The drive had not given me problems prior to disappearing. I still don't > trust it and am ordering a replacement. > > Once the replacement arrives I want to copy the contents, mostly audio files, > to the new drive, but don't want to do it in a way that will tax the drive > and make it fail during the copy. > > My first thought was rsync, but I am concerned about the effect this > (transferring ~180 GB at once) may have on the precarious drive. > > Another thought was to just copy a little at a time, giving it a chance to > rest in between, but am reminded that sometimes turning things on and off > causes more wear than being left on. > > What are the best practices in this situation? ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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