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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 20:27:34 -0600, Dale wrote: |
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>>> If you wait for a few seconds after the backup is completed before |
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>>> you unmount the drive, you should be OK. Although it may slow down |
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>>> or any LEDs flash less frequently the drive may not stop spinning, |
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>>> unless there is some power save process taking control of it. |
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>> Given the speed, it is likely done when I tell the KDE thingy to |
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>> unmount. Usually, I start the backup and walk away for a few minutes. |
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>> I do it with one of my scripts, if one can call what I do a script, and |
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>> it does the date command at the end. |
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> Add a sync command to the end of the script to make sure all filesystem |
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> buffers are flushed to disk before it finishes. |
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Now there's a idea. Between the sync command and the unmount process, |
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it should be safe for sure. You made good use of those brain cells. |
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lol I didn't think of that and I don't recall anyone else thinking of |
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it either. Still wonder what the heck it is doing sometimes tho. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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