Linux installed on USB disk, can data be lost during shutdown?
I was observing the use of the sync command and I have read that this command makes sure that anything in memory is written to disk.
As I was thinking of installing Ubuntu on a removable disk (USB) I would like to know if it is necessary to execute this command.
It worries me that when turning off the computer, if data are still being written, they end up losing because of the system shutdown.
Is it necessary to run sync before shutting down or restart the system?
Does anyone explain more about this?
usb shutdown sync
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MarianoM
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I was observing the use of the sync command and I have read that this command makes sure that anything in memory is written to disk.
As I was thinking of installing Ubuntu on a removable disk (USB) I would like to know if it is necessary to execute this command.
It worries me that when turning off the computer, if data are still being written, they end up losing because of the system shutdown.
Is it necessary to run sync before shutting down or restart the system?
Does anyone explain more about this?
usb shutdown sync
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
add a comment |
I was observing the use of the sync command and I have read that this command makes sure that anything in memory is written to disk.
As I was thinking of installing Ubuntu on a removable disk (USB) I would like to know if it is necessary to execute this command.
It worries me that when turning off the computer, if data are still being written, they end up losing because of the system shutdown.
Is it necessary to run sync before shutting down or restart the system?
Does anyone explain more about this?
usb shutdown sync
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
I was observing the use of the sync command and I have read that this command makes sure that anything in memory is written to disk.
As I was thinking of installing Ubuntu on a removable disk (USB) I would like to know if it is necessary to execute this command.
It worries me that when turning off the computer, if data are still being written, they end up losing because of the system shutdown.
Is it necessary to run sync before shutting down or restart the system?
Does anyone explain more about this?
usb shutdown sync
usb shutdown sync
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
asked 2 hours ago
MarianoM
5710
asked 2 hours ago
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Data can be lost during unexpected shutdowns or system crashes - when the operating system cannot actually flush the data from memory to disk. During normal shutdown or restart the operating system is still in control, so it will write data to disk.
In other words, normal shutdowns/reboots are OK. There is also something know as halt state - where machine is still running, but OS has went through shutdown process and relinquished control of the hardware. In such case, powering off the machine is also OK. What's not OK is abnormal power offs and shutdowns.
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Data can be lost during unexpected shutdowns or system crashes - when the operating system cannot actually flush the data from memory to disk. During normal shutdown or restart the operating system is still in control, so it will write data to disk.
In other words, normal shutdowns/reboots are OK. There is also something know as halt state - where machine is still running, but OS has went through shutdown process and relinquished control of the hardware. In such case, powering off the machine is also OK. What's not OK is abnormal power offs and shutdowns.
answered 2 hours ago
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Data can be lost during unexpected shutdowns or system crashes - when the operating system cannot actually flush the data from memory to disk. During normal shutdown or restart the operating system is still in control, so it will write data to disk.
In other words, normal shutdowns/reboots are OK. There is also something know as halt state - where machine is still running, but OS has went through shutdown process and relinquished control of the hardware. In such case, powering off the machine is also OK. What's not OK is abnormal power offs and shutdowns.
answered 2 hours ago
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
70k9144307
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Data can be lost during unexpected shutdowns or system crashes - when the operating system cannot actually flush the data from memory to disk. During normal shutdown or restart the operating system is still in control, so it will write data to disk.
In other words, normal shutdowns/reboots are OK. There is also something know as halt state - where machine is still running, but OS has went through shutdown process and relinquished control of the hardware. In such case, powering off the machine is also OK. What's not OK is abnormal power offs and shutdowns.
answered 2 hours ago
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
70k9144307
Data can be lost during unexpected shutdowns or system crashes - when the operating system cannot actually flush the data from memory to disk. During normal shutdown or restart the operating system is still in control, so it will write data to disk.
In other words, normal shutdowns/reboots are OK. There is also something know as halt state - where machine is still running, but OS has went through shutdown process and relinquished control of the hardware. In such case, powering off the machine is also OK. What's not OK is abnormal power offs and shutdowns.
answered 2 hours ago
Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
70k9144307
answered 2 hours ago
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answered 2 hours ago
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