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0ver2

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Registered: 2023-02-22

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[SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

I installed the Q4OS Basic Software profile in the latest Q4OS Gemini 32bit OS on my ThinkPad X201
and am now struggling with deleting files on both my USB Sticks and SD cards, but I am oddly still able to copy new files on them.

You can see that 'Move to Trash' is greyed out.

Anyone got an idea? Thanks for your attention.

Last edited by 0ver2 (2023-02-23 12:00)

PeterLinu

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Registered: 2023-02-13

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

I believe that your problem is that the USB drive is probably formatted as NTFS and the computer's Q4OS is formatted as ext4. You need to either:
1. Make 2 partitions on your USB drive (difficult & dangerous)
2. Save the data of the USB drive on to yet another portable drive, reformat the original USB drive to ext4 and copy the data back.
That should work.

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0ver2

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Registered: 2023-02-22

Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

Actually somehow it worked over the command line. Gotta try if the issue is resolved now, I have reflashed the machine with Q4OS 64bit Trinity.

PeterLinu

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

Glad it worked for you.

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just1acc

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Registered: 2023-02-23

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

Try using shift+delete

0ver2

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Registered: 2023-02-22

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

I believe that your problem is that the USB drive is probably formatted as NTFS and the computer's Q4OS is formatted as ext4. You need to either:
1. Make 2 partitions on your USB drive (difficult & dangerous)
2. Save the data of the USB drive on to yet another portable drive, reformat the original USB drive to ext4 and copy the data back.
That should work.

I am sure they're all formatted in FAT, it seems true that it is supposed to work...

Try using shift+delete

..this way as it is greyed out on my my new OS too, but shift+delete seems to work.

PeterLinu

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Registered: 2023-02-13

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

You definitely need to format Q4OS in ext4. It makes sense for the ancillary drives to be the same.

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0ver2

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Registered: 2023-02-22

Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Unable to delete files from external flash drives

You definitely need to format Q4OS in ext4. It makes sense for the ancillary drives to be the same.

Sorry, I meant the external flash drives