hi,
my external USB drive has not been connected in a while. I used it to back up files.
When i connect it, the system goes wild and starts opening dozens of copies of the file manager. It opens windows that browse to the drive, and also a bunch of "home" windows. The only way to stop it is to switch the drive off.
Help?
Thanks,
Mary
external drive spawns too many file managers
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Re: external drive spawns too many file managers
What is your version of Mint and what is the desktop environment? If you don't know open a terminal and enter:
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inxi -Sz
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Re: external drive spawns too many file managers
Try changing the usb port and the usb cable.
Do you have another computer or os to test the drive?
If problem persists run following in terminal and post the result after connecting the usb drive.
Do you have another computer or os to test the drive?
If problem persists run following in terminal and post the result after connecting the usb drive.
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dmesg | tail
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Regards,
Deepak
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A6 / 8GB
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon AMD Ryzen3500U/8gb
Regards,
Deepak
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon 64 bit with AMD A6 / 8GB
Mint 21.1 Cinnamon AMD Ryzen3500U/8gb
Re: external drive spawns too many file managers
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mary@mythbox:~$ inxi -Sz
System: Host: mythbox Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.2 Distro: LinuxMint 2 betsy
Now it's working fine on LMDE as well. Huh. Maybe it just needed to get warmed back up?
Thanks all.
mary