From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On 5/27/2024 9:03 AM, philo wrote:   
   > Now that I'm up and running again, I temporarily put my 1TB backup ssd into   
   my machine in order to back up one last folder. The drive was pretty full so I   
   first decided to delete a few hundred gigs of stuff I don't need. I'm using   
   the "Caja" file    
   manager and it will not allow me to delete anything unless I open the manager   
   as root.   
   >   
   > Perhaps there is a bit too much safety here?   
   >   
   > Anyway, when I deleted the data, I assumed it was a full delete as none of   
   it ended up in my trash bin.   
   > Wrong assumption.   
   >   
   > It went into the root trash bin which is not accessible fro Caja .   
   >   
   > I had to open a root terminal to delete the trash   
   >   
   > Good thing I'm an old timer and could easily do so from Midnight Commander   
   >   
   > I'd hate to see a newbie try a task like this that really should be a   
   trivial matter.   
   >   
   >   
   > Anyway...I always try to find some good news in a "bad" experience.   
   >   
   > When I opened my machine to add the ssd, I had a look at a now-working PCIe   
   USB-3 port.   
   >   
   > LOL...I forgot to hook up the power cable.   
   >   
   > Since I've managed to get along fine for three years without having even   
   tried the port, I removed it from my machine>   
   >   
   >   
   > Sheesh, what fun   
      
   Normally, there is a switching converter in the upper left corner   
   of the card, and it makes 5V for the ports. The PCIe slot only   
   has 3.3V and 12V, and the converter does 12V to 5.0V for the port.   
      
   On some super-cheap cards, they "neglect" to put the switching   
   components in the upper left corner. While normally the Aux Power   
   port on the right-hand end of the card is Optional (Heavy Loads),   
   when the converter is missing, the Molex (+5V,+12V) or the   
   SATA15p (3.3V,5V,12V) is used as a source of 5V for the port.   
   That means you absolutely have to hook it up.   
      
      Paul   
      
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