rsync to EXFAT drive
These rsync options are useful to sync with an ExFAT drive:
rsync -vrltD --progress --stats /source/a/ /dest/a
-vrltD
- options from
-a
friendly with EXFAT.
non-ExFAT rsync
If one uses the standard rsync options like:
rsync -a
they don’t work with an EXFAT drive. You’ll get errors like:
rsync: mkstemp … failed: Function not implemented (38)
because EXFAT doesn’t understand permissions, owners, or groups.
rsync progress indicator
In general, rsync progress can be observed on a per-file basis using commands starting with:
rsync -av --progress
Overall rsync progress can be observed by:
rsync -a --info=progress2