I have good news: new flash drive is here
Bad news: I can't copy the entire contents off the original flash drive
I guess this confirms there are some i/o issues with the original flash drive. But what should I do now?
I managed to get a partial copy of the files off the original flash drive, it seemed to copy ok until about 96% (according to windows file transfer), it got to nmap-7.8.0-x86_64-3.txz and then seemed to error. I have tried again, and it errored after only 8% and on different files. Perhaps it's literally in the process of breaking down.
I also have a flash drive backup zip file that I downloaded from unraid UI before the upgrade to 6.9.2. It appears to be complete and is v6.9.1. I don't think the configuration of the server has changed (at least not significantly) since then, other than the upgrade to v6.9.2. Certainly i have not changed any disk array configuration etc.
(I also use the backup plugin to auto-backup the flash drive contents to a folder on the server. But when I try and download those files from the server via SSH, the server crashed. So i assume that's not an option).
So, my question is should I choose to use the old 6.9.1 backup, or the 6.9.2 incomplete copy?
I assume if i use the 6.9.1 backup I will then have to upgrade again to 6.9.2 once it's up and running. Is there anything else I need to consider?
Otherwise, my plan would be to use the unraid USB media creation tool to set up the new USB stick as a fresh 6.9.2 install, then overwrite the critical config files from the incomplete copy off the original flash dirive.
The risk here is knowing what the critical config file are, and if i can trust them to not be corrupted.
Expert advice much appreciated here! Thanks!