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cp: reading `filename': Input/output error WHY?

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Mar 15, 202654923 views
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Problem

I wish to know what could be the possible cases for this error: I am getting this message when I am trying to copy a big file of around 50MB.

Error Output

cp: reading `filename': Input/output error

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Fix for: cp: reading `filename': Input/output error WHY?

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The most likely problem is a faulty disk, unless the disk is mounted over a network, in that case, I believe network issues could also cause that. It is likely that the size impact is statistical, especially in the network case (i.e. the chance of f…

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