Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 13:08:08 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> If you are using rsync or cp -u you could start the copy then stop at it >> certain points to let the SSD cool, then start it again. It will >> basically pick up where it left off. > Don't use cp -u, if you interrupt it while a file is being copied, that > file will remain incomplete as it will have a newer timestamp than the > original. rsync won't have this problem. > > I agree with the other comments that this is unlikely to cause a problem, > but you could run hddtemp or smartctl with watch to keep an eye on the > temperature during the copy. > >
Ahh, I've used dp -u in the past but never interrupted it. Before I started using rsync, I used that but it was run once until done and then ran again on the next backup. Good info to know tho. That could cause "issues". :/ I've used the watch command but don't quite get it yet. With the command below, how would watch be added to that to make it update every set number of seconds, say 10 seconds or so? smartctl -a /dev/sdd | grep Temp Thanks. Dale :-) :-)
