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Make installation media right now while you can. It is always a good idea to have a USB stick with Windows on it and a few USB sticks with various Linux distros on them.

Yes, that may be true but the SSD that I have overwritten with zeros on multiple occasions is a 7 year old Crucial SSD. I am sorry, I did not know any better. I resolve to throw that darn SSD away next time I do a clean install. When you do that you are filling up every cell with data. Unbeknownst ...

My understanding of secure erase of SSD disks (or overwriting whole disk with whatever numbers) is that it uses one program/erase count. Program/erase endurance of SSD disks depends on flash type. Years ago it was said that SLC flash can endure 10000 program/erase operations, MLC 3000 and TLC 1000....

Thanks for the tips. I have deleted partitions, written zeros, redone partition tables etc. That's a great way to quickly destroy an SSD. what you just did, was to destroy that SSD. get a new one.... you never, ever, write out Zeros to an SSD, only do a quick Format of a blank partition. it is NOT ...

Zergling wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:46 pm

Explains why TimeShift is a complete POS...

I only installed it to do the Mint 20 upgrade, I've removed it since.

I do not understand this post. Could please explain what this post means.

HolyPepa wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:16 am

Because my husband always makes jokes about my extra weight I had no choice and I started doing sports and be on diet.

That's really sad, trade in your husband.

Do you have Guest Additions installed? You need to have that extension for you to be able to share files with the host.

Yes, it is OK to continue. Go ahead and install those updates.

I have to say that I disagree 100% with the OP's post. I came to Linux with zero background in computers, I just got my first home PC a few years ago and before that I had never been exposed to computers at all. Saying that, I found it very easy to find a download site to download an installation fi...

To the OP, If you were running Windows 10 before, there is no need for any third-party anti-malware or anti-virus software. The built in Windows Defender is all that is needed in Windows 10.

Hello, sorry it took a while to post back. I did some more searching and managed to find out how to fix it before you guys replied. I really appreciate you guys replying though, hopefully anyone else who stumbles across the same problem as me finds this page and is able to fix it. Sorry if I wasted...

You do not install Puppy. Puppy never gets installed because it is designed to run from your RAM. You could of course put Puppy on an external SSD, which is highly recommended, but you do not install it on your computer. That is correct &, unless I'm mistaken, it's the same for slitaz. I just read ...

What about the OP and his problem. He never did post back.

Sorry for the late response, but I do have a CD drive, and I am considering installing puppy Linux but I have found an alternative such as slitaz. By the way, it turns out I was wrong about the model. I am very sorry that I had guessed my model since I didn't have it on me at the time. It's actuall...

sleeper12 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:52 pm

If there is a CD drive, might run Puppy that way.

Yes, that sounds like a viable alternative for the OP.

Let's hope that he posts back.

I have an old Thinkpad T42 from 2004 that runs well on Puppy Linux Slacko. If all else fails, you might try that. You can run Puppy from a stick, no need to install it. He would need a modern USB jack to run a Puppy, which yours has. I looked at his specs and his will probably not be able to run a ...

I think it's a Toshiba Satellite M35X-S309. Or at least a similar model. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/329769/Toshiba-Satellite-M35x-S309.html#:~:text=Page%201%20TOSHIBA%20Satellite%20M35X,%2C%20DVD%2FCD-RW%2C Yes, looking at those specs you definitely can not run any Linux that is out there to...

That old machine might not run any modern Linux distro, including XFCE. What are the specs?

What is your operating system? Be as specific as possible.

What is your hardware? Be as specific as possible.

I can't answer your question or help you in any way. I just wanted to comment on the difference in human logic. If I had of received that entire message after an update, the first thing I would have done is press restart to see what was going on. Odd how people think so differently. Someone will be ...