gparted

[chuck_davis]

Is there a way to fix this mess,[ATTACH]2787[/ATTACH] or should i leave it be? Thank,s Chuck

[veeg]

Hello Chuck

Hopefully some of our members will chime in soon.

@Rustys jmarket

[Rustys]

Please be more specific as to what are you asking.

Thanks.

[chuck_davis]

Please be more specific as to what are you asking.

Thanks.

Iam trying to increase my persistance for a Linux Mint USB if possible. My understanding Fat 32 will only let you have 4.1 GB. Something like that. I looked at gparted awhile, the Linux newbie i am, it looks very messed up to me. Tell if i should leave it alone or not. This isnt installed.
Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

That is a screen shot of you HDD not USB. We will need to see the USB drive which should be a sdb not sda.

My understanding Fat 32 will only let you have 4.1 GB. Something like that.

It is actually 2TB if I am remembering correctly.

[chuck_davis]

That is a screen shot of you HDD not USB. We will need to see the USB drive which should be a sdb not sda.

It is actually 2TB if I am remembering correctly.

I hope this helps. Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

That is showing that the drive is blank and is showing an external drive.

With that drive connected got to Menu
Select Preferences form the left
Now from the right select Disk

From there select the one that should state Thumb Drive and paste in a screen shot of that.
Should look similar to this.
[ATTACH]2798[/ATTACH]

[chuck_davis]

That is showing that the drive is blank and is showing an external drive.

With that drive connected got to Menu
Select Preferences form the left
Now from the right select Disk

From there select the one that should state Thumb Drive and paste in a screen shot of that.
Should look similar to this.
[ATTACH]2798[/ATTACH]

Do i do this on Linux? Sorry for the newbie questions. Iam still learning , i get around fine though.
Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

Do i do this on Linux? Sorry for the newbie questions. Iam still learning , i get around fine though.
Thank,s Chuck

Yes do this through Linux.

You are still using Mint right?

[chuck_davis]

Yes do this through Linux.

You are still using Mint right?

Yes Linux Mint. Thank,s Chuck

[chuck_davis]

Yes Linux Mint. Thank,s Chuck

I find one that says ( Generic USB2.0-CRW ) is this thumb drive? Thank,s Chuck

[chuck_davis]

I find one that says ( Generic USB2.0-CRW ) is this thumb drive? Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

Please maximize the window.

Where is Mint installed? Is it still a USB and what size it the USB?

[chuck_davis]

Please maximize the window.

Where is Mint installed? Is it still a USB and what size it the USB?

Its on 8 GB USB. Iam ok as far as menu-preferance-disks after that iam lost on what to do. I will give some more info, not sure if it will help though.

Main OS Windows 10
I have Linux Mint on a USB 8 GB, its not installed.
I dont have any external things at all, like an external hard drive.
4 GB just isnt to good for persistence. I would like to have at least 10 GB persistence.

I dont download any games or anything except Malwarebytes, Ccleaner, Uncleaner, Bit Defender USB Immunizer, Defraggler and things like that, in fact i very rarely get on Windows 10 any more. The last i checked on disk space i had, when this computer was new about 3 or 4 years ago it came with 320 GB Hard Drive. I have used very little of the 320 H.D. I think theres well over 200 GB left, not sure but i think so.
Thank,s Chuck

[Rustys]

I have Linux Mint on a USB 8 GB, its not installed.

To small of a drive you should be using at least a 32 GB.

From the Linix Mint site for Linux Mint Mate 17.3

System requirements:
[ul]
[li]512MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).[/li][li]9GB of disk space (20GB recommended).[/li][li]Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended).[/li][li]DVD drive or USB port.[/li][/ul]

As you can see that the 8 GB USB drive you are using is to small.

Something else you could do is make a 32 GB partition on the HDD and install Linux there.