External Seagate HDD is causing an error when copying files over to my laptop
I did a clean install of Ubuntu 18 LTS and updated and upgraded. I have some files on an external HDD that I use as my backup HDD and I tried copying it on my laptop. I copied those files on my laptop and when I restarted my laptop I have been prompted with the following error.
HDD Error
The laptop is brand new, Asus Vivo book so I am sure it is not a hardware issue (also I've had this problem on my previous laptop which I changed because of this issue because some people told me that the HDD is messed up). I reinstalled ubuntu again, updated, upgraded all went fine. Restarted it a couple of times, fine, used it for a while, fine, copied the files from my external HDD stopped working with the same error. I am pretty sure it is the external HDD. Now the issue is ... I do need those files from the external HDD. Any suggestions?
UPDATE1: I can access and use the files well from the external HDD
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I did a clean install of Ubuntu 18 LTS and updated and upgraded. I have some files on an external HDD that I use as my backup HDD and I tried copying it on my laptop. I copied those files on my laptop and when I restarted my laptop I have been prompted with the following error.
HDD Error
The laptop is brand new, Asus Vivo book so I am sure it is not a hardware issue (also I've had this problem on my previous laptop which I changed because of this issue because some people told me that the HDD is messed up). I reinstalled ubuntu again, updated, upgraded all went fine. Restarted it a couple of times, fine, used it for a while, fine, copied the files from my external HDD stopped working with the same error. I am pretty sure it is the external HDD. Now the issue is ... I do need those files from the external HDD. Any suggestions?
UPDATE1: I can access and use the files well from the external HDD
boot 18.04 hard-drive external-hdd
asked Jan 4 at 19:05
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What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
1
This may be irrelevant, but when you usesudoto make the copies,rootbecomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13
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I did a clean install of Ubuntu 18 LTS and updated and upgraded. I have some files on an external HDD that I use as my backup HDD and I tried copying it on my laptop. I copied those files on my laptop and when I restarted my laptop I have been prompted with the following error.
HDD Error
The laptop is brand new, Asus Vivo book so I am sure it is not a hardware issue (also I've had this problem on my previous laptop which I changed because of this issue because some people told me that the HDD is messed up). I reinstalled ubuntu again, updated, upgraded all went fine. Restarted it a couple of times, fine, used it for a while, fine, copied the files from my external HDD stopped working with the same error. I am pretty sure it is the external HDD. Now the issue is ... I do need those files from the external HDD. Any suggestions?
UPDATE1: I can access and use the files well from the external HDD
boot 18.04 hard-drive external-hdd
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I did a clean install of Ubuntu 18 LTS and updated and upgraded. I have some files on an external HDD that I use as my backup HDD and I tried copying it on my laptop. I copied those files on my laptop and when I restarted my laptop I have been prompted with the following error.
HDD Error
The laptop is brand new, Asus Vivo book so I am sure it is not a hardware issue (also I've had this problem on my previous laptop which I changed because of this issue because some people told me that the HDD is messed up). I reinstalled ubuntu again, updated, upgraded all went fine. Restarted it a couple of times, fine, used it for a while, fine, copied the files from my external HDD stopped working with the same error. I am pretty sure it is the external HDD. Now the issue is ... I do need those files from the external HDD. Any suggestions?
UPDATE1: I can access and use the files well from the external HDD
boot 18.04 hard-drive external-hdd
boot 18.04 hard-drive external-hdd
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What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
1
This may be irrelevant, but when you usesudoto make the copies,rootbecomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13
|
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What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
1
This may be irrelevant, but when you usesudoto make the copies,rootbecomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13
What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
1
1
This may be irrelevant, but when you use
sudo to make the copies, root becomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13
This may be irrelevant, but when you use
sudo to make the copies, root becomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13
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What files are you trying to copy from the external drive, and what is the destination of the files?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:30
just random files. Like photos, music, pdfs, ebooks. It's just whatever I had on my HDD from the past 4 years. Destination? the hdd of my new laptop. the path is the new ex4 partition.
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 19:43
What commands are you using to copy back to your HDD?
– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 19:58
Sudo cp -rv [from] [to]
– Question Mark
Jan 4 at 20:02
1
This may be irrelevant, but when you use
sudoto make the copies,rootbecomes the owner of the files. This may cause some issues...– Charles Green
Jan 4 at 20:13