From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 5/27/24 1:02 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > 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   
      
      
   It was a dumb mistake on my part. I know many cards require external power.   
      
   I'm more concerned with having to open Caja as root in order to delete   
   files on that drive.   
      
   I don't have to do anything special to delete data on the drives that   
   are normally installed in the machine.   
      
   I have the drive put away now, I image that when I created it, I gave it   
   root ownership.   
      
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