Something to test, perhaps? https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/08/12/how-to-fix-unreliable-usb-hard-drives-stalled-transfers-linux-windows/
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:10:36 -0400 > ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: > >> > I have been running backups to ZFS on USB storage for years. Some >> > zfs send/receive with data copies=2, some rsync with mirrored USB >> > drives. Never experienced any problems of this sort. >> >> USB-3 or USB-2? > > USB 3. USB 2 was too slow for my needs; I was using eSATA back then. > > -- > \m/ (--) \m/ > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss