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Answer by RGS for How to copy a directory from one hard drive to another with...

If you need an exact image, use the command dd if=(path) of=(path)

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Answer by amc for How to copy a directory from one hard drive to another with...

I would use rsync for this so that if there is an error (or you need to stop copying) partway through you can easily resume later, without having to recopy everything. rsync -av /media/sdc1/Pictures/...

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Answer by demure for How to copy a directory from one hard drive to another...

cp -r /media/sdc1/Pictures/* /media/sdb1/Pictures/some_dir The -r is recursive, read the man page... With /media/sdc1/Pictures/* the asterisk is to copy all the contents of /media/sdc1/Pictures/, but...

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How to copy a directory from one hard drive to another with every single file?

I have a folder I just luckily recovered sitting on: /media/sdc1/Pictures with a BUNCH of subdirectories and files that I need. I want to copy these to a folder on: /media/sdb1/Pictures What command...

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