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Maybe it defaults to RAM?

One puzzle though, is if I forget the plug the flash drive in and click on Chrome, it still works, but the /home.cache/google-chrome file as in the 3rd pic is unchanged and no new folder with that name is created. So where on earth is the chrome cache being put then? Not X because it's not attached.

I attached a before moving and after pic. You can see the folder with the shortcut arrow. I see what you mean about it being in X. I can create a folder in /home/.cache/google-chrome and it immediately shows up in /mnt/X/google-chrome. So it is working. I'll reevaluate the writes more carefully over...

and either simply link it back: I've discovered that even though the /.cache/google-chrome has a shortcut arrow on it and is writing the cache do flash drive X, it is also still duplicating everything to the /.cache/google-chrome folder. Being as this is happening the writes to the SSD remain the s...

If the clock constantly loses time, then it is likely to be the CMOS battery. If its just 5 minutes slow, then correct the time. If the former: Unfortunately, not all CMOS batteries are easily accessible in laptops. You'll have to have a look in the manual and see if it included in the maintenance ...

See what this command does: sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove zoom If it shows that it can be uninstalled then answer Y for yes and hit enter. Assuming that goes well, then run this command to remove dependencies: sudo apt-get autoremove If the first command shows it's not on the system, then report ...

Desktops have them too. Just open the case and replace. https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao866I9XpTo

Where did you get the package? From the Software Manager, or did you download the .deb?

Yes the other is needlessly complicated. Menu>Accessories>Disks. On the left, highlight the non SSD drive (hereafter referred to as HDD). Click the 3 horizontal lines in upper right (hamburger menu is correct term). Choose Format disk. Accept the defaults and choose Format. It will prompt for passwo...

Where is you data now? How much data in GB? Normally, you would format the other drive with Disks to Ext4, and transfer your data there.

Sounds like: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=320149 Boot to the advanced grub boot option and boot to 5.3.0-51 generic. If it boots, uninstall 5.3.0-53. Then refresh update manager again and get the slightly modified 5.3-0-53. This is brief. If you need better instructions, dig thr...

Just cleans up the old Timeshift logs so the history starts fresh with no old Timeshift baggage in the logs.

Something else I thought of to do. Start nemo file manager and click file system. Navigate to var and highlight it, right click and open as root. Now open the Timeshift folder. If there are multitudes of files in there, close it. Now start Timeshift and delete any snapshots. Now go back to var/log/T...

When I purchased my first ssd a few years ago, I learned that it was necessary to run something called "Trim". Can you tell me if Mint runs this by default or do I need to create a cron job? Trim schedule on Mint 19.x can be checked in terminal: systemctl status fstrim.timer See when last done: jou...

Ask the man that knows about that - smurmophs. He knows more about Mint than any five of me. To do that go to that post on page 2 and click the " quote marks. This will send him a notification that his comment was quoted and also opens a reply page. You can get his opinion when he answers.

And and any low disk space warnings? Probably not. So see how it goes. When Mint 20 arrives in June or so, maybe you'll want to do a fresh install then. You can keep an eye on /var/log by running Disk Usage Analyzer and see if it gets out of hand in size. It shouldn't. Mine is attached. Var.jpg Bear...

If you can get text as it should be, don't forget to run Reboot the PC and then try to see if it will open the file.

I think all lines had it to begin with. When done correctly, are the two lines Here's mine after doing the section 10. tips and the edit in my last post. bb # This file is part of systemd. # # systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it # under the terms of the GNU Lesser Gen...

xed admin:///etc/systemd/journald.conf Ran it and got the journald.conf script file. Removed all of the # and saved it. However, I cannot figure out how to run it. I looked up "how to run a script file" and tried to follow that (seemed simple enough) but, got "can't open" message. When you run the ...

Sorry typo. Correct is Section 10. has more than two commands. There are all the optional ones as well. We are power washing your system so I think you should do them too.