Answer by DanM for Safely copy all files from occasionally-failing external...
After doing more research, it seems like the best option is to use GNU ddrescue, which incrementally creates a disk image of the drive, skipping bad areas and returning to them after the full disk has...
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Consider using rsync, as it will help copy whatever is missing rsync -av /path/to/src-drive /path/to/destination-copy Then repeat after every fail when the drive is online, and it will continue where...
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I have an external hard drive which is clearly on its last legs. I get that “beep”-like sound when I disconnect it, and once I head a soft click sound. However, I have it read-only mounted on my Mac...
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