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Is it possible to run cp again after it was aborted and make it start where it ended last time (not overwrite data that's already copied, only copy what's still left)?

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It's cases like this that have taught me to use rsync from the start. However in your case, you can use rsync now. It will only copy new data across, including if cp stopped half way through a big file.

You can use it just like cp, like this:

rsync -a /where/your/copying/from /where/you/want/to/copy
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Use the -u switch, and see the cp man page.

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but source files didn't changed or anything – Phil Aug 22 '09 at 0:29
the -u is for 'update' only... ie: it wont overwrite the existing files in the destination if they are same or newer... – ericslaw Aug 22 '09 at 4:27
If you use -u, then it will copy the same big file again. -u only helps if you're trying to resume a large recursive copy. – Rory Jan 14 '10 at 17:05
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rsync is a great tool also: man page at -> http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/rsync/

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