rsync is not copying recursively even with --archive
0
I am trying to use rsync to backup my home folder to an external hard drive. I have tried the following command: sudo rsync -a /home /run/media/TOSHIBA_HDD/home_12_18 Inside my home directory I have my user folder, inside of which are the regular Documents, Downloads, etc. All of those folders are being copied, but without any of their contents. So I have the folder structure, but all the folders are empty. I've been searching around but cannot seem to find a solution. I've also noticed that rsync seems to copy exactly 1GB before hanging. I also get the following error messages right after running rsync: rsync: symlink "/media/tac/TOSHIBA_HDD/home_12_18/tac/.face.icon" -> ".face" failed: Operation not permitted (1) rsync: chown "/media/tac/TOSHIBA_HDD/home_12_18/tac/.cache/dc...