NEW MAC USER: SINGLE USER MODE CP -R NO SUCH FILE OR DIRECTORY

[lalo_013]

totally frustrated, my mac does not work
I followed the instructions here and all the steps work for me
https://thinkinginsoftware.blogspot.com/2014/03/mac-osx-not-booting-make-backup-from.html
but I dont know how to copy files to the external disk
all my attempts are "not such file"
I dont want fix rhe pc only my files
I'm using the command cp -r /users/myname /desktop /bakk/ (name of mounted hard disk ntfs)
any help?
thanks

 

[Rok73]

Can you describe your issue better? What kind of error occurred in the first place?

 

[KALLT]

Stop what you are doing. You should not try operations like these from single-user mode, it is extremely dangerous. You are authenticated as root and can destroy everything with a single mistyped command (you actually did mistype it, there should be no space between /Users/myname and /desktop; it is one continuous path /Users/myname/Desktop).

First, you should boot into Recovery and try repairing the system from there. This will only repair the system, not affect your files. To do so, you press command–R after the tone and select ‘Reinstall OS X’. If you cannot boot into Recovery anymore, then you have to boot into Internet Recovery (command–option–R), clone your Macintosh HD volume to an equally sized or larger volume on your external disk, erase the Macintosh HD volume and then reinstall OS X.

 

[JohnDS]

Can you boot from the recovery mode by booting while holding down Command-R?

If so, in the utilities menu go to Disk Utility and you can clone your drive by using the Restore Tab to restore your hard drive to an external drive. This is all done with a GUI which is much easier than using the command line.

See: http://nyacomputing.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-clone-of-your-mac-hard-drive/

 

[lalo_013]

recovery not working white screen hang
internet repair after choosing the wifi the same hangs white screen/grey
in single mode is the only way i see my files