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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Felix   
   Re: LM file transfer/copy issues   
   17 Dec 25 07:09:08   
   
   XPost: aus.computers   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:59:54 +1100, Felix wrote:   
      
   > I need to transfer/copy a LOT of files of all kinds, eg. video,   
   > audio, text, html, etc., from NTFS formatted SATA mechanical drives   
   > via a USB case to an internal SATA mechanical drive formatted in   
   > Ext4, but using Nemo the file transfer often stops with an error   
   > message 'Input/Output error'. According to Mr. Google this is a   
   > common Linux problem with transferring/copying files, and due to   
   > inadequate buffering. I tried another copy app ( File Manager   
   > PCManFM ) that seemed a bit better but still had the problem. The   
   > task is unmanageable while this problem exists.   
      
   The answer to “how do I copy/backup lots of files?” is invariably   
   “rsync”.   
      
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