Hi All: I am using ubuntu 21.10 and trying to copy 500 Gig from one portable hard drive ( using WD Passport but I doubt that matters ) to another portable hard drive ( also WD Passport ). It's been going on for four days and I can't wake the ubuntu machine up in order to see what's happening. The screen is just black. But the lights on the portable drive that is being copied to are blinking so something seems to be going on.
When I used rsync, I didn't use any parameters which based on what I've read was probably a mistake. Should I stop the process and start over and use some parameters ? Even if I should, I don't know to wake my ubuntu up so I can type commands. I think that the copying process has just taken over the machine's memory so I can't do anything.
I don't mind starting over but I'm scared of losing the 500 Gig on the portable that's being copied from. Is there a way to wake up ubuntu and stop the whole process and re-start it but make it faster ? I think, after 4 days, something is not right ? Thanks.
-v --progress
flags this time. This will give you an idea what it is doing.