I had already realised 16GB was not enough. The tutorial that helped me create the bootable USB said all I need is 5GB (he was using Lubuntu though). I probably won't take it anywhere but just don't like the idea of someone being able to steal the computer or drive and having access to saved passwords. I'm storing everything on the cloud and will have no actual data on the USB. You're gonna blow out that flash drive in about 500 hours of use (rough estimate) running an operating system.įor my learning what do you mean by 'blow out'? Do you mean fill up so there is not enough room or physically wear out the hardware on the USB drive? Also, I'd strongly recommend you use a larger drive, preferably a USB hard drive. Really, though, if you care about the drive being lost, reinstall using system encryption. I want to be asked for a password when I boot from the USB before I can login to the only user account I have set up on my rooted Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon USB drive. I've also tried going into Passwords and Keys and clicking on the unlocked padlock next to "login" which closed the padlock but still Mint does not ask for a password before logging in to my account. I've tried both ticking and unticking it and am still not asked for a password to login on reboot.
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All the forums say untick Automatic login in Login Window but my Login Window in Mint 19.3 Cinnamon only has "Allow manual login". Now I need to enter a password for any change to the configuration but if Iose the USB stick whoever finds it will be able to get into my private files without a password. I love it and never use the Windows 10 that is still installed on the internal hard drive but I unwisely chose, when installing on the USB drive, to allow Mint to boot straight into my single user login without a password. I recently installed Linux Mint on a Lenovo laptop via a rooted 16GB USB 3.0.