What's with the cross?
from Affidavit@lemm.ee to linux@lemmy.ml on 07 Nov 15:49
https://lemm.ee/post/46798135

Hi.

Does anyone know why is there a red cross on the icon here?

This device is a Corsair USB flash drive. I initially thought it may be because the data was corrupted as there were a couple of years where it remained unconnected and I know SSD does not like that. But I formatted the drive (ExFAT) and it still shows up with a red cross in Nemo file manager.

Any idea what this actually means?

Thanks for any insight.

#linux

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Mambert@beehaw.org on 07 Nov 16:29 next collapse

It may be just the selection of the current drive you’re in? Does it show an x on another drive when you select it?

Affidavit@lemm.ee on 07 Nov 16:42 collapse

Thanks for responding, but no, I have 3 devices plugged in at the moment and the icons don’t change regardless of which one I have selected. This is the only one with an ‘x’ icon. It doesn’t appear to prevent me from using it, but I’m unsure if it’s indicative of an issue with the device itself. Maybe it just means it isn’t a recognised device. Kind of wish Nemo had tooltips or something.

bruce965@lemmy.ml on 07 Nov 16:36 next collapse

I assumed that’s the “no icon” placeholder for Gnome. I saw it around as well.

bruce965@lemmy.ml on 08 Nov 21:44 collapse

For reference, this is what the “Checking for Updates” page on the Pop!_OS store looks like for me. This icon feels out of place, that’s why I assumed this is a placeholder that replaced the correct icon that went missing due to some kind of minor problem with my installation.

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/f4fde2eb-9ea6-41af-89a0-914932fc45a0.png">

Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 07 Nov 16:36 next collapse

What desktop environment are you using?

MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml on 07 Nov 16:51 next collapse

Is it read only?

Frederic@beehaw.org on 07 Nov 18:16 next collapse

chatGPT says it’s a permission error or a mount error. What if you try “sudo nemo” to check the icon?

jjlinux@lemmy.ml on 08 Nov 00:18 next collapse

Lol

pupbiru@aussie.zone on 08 Nov 02:40 next collapse

this is literally the exact kind of thing that chatgpt hallucinates. it’s not only not trustworthy, i’d bet on it being wrong

Affidavit@lemm.ee on 08 Nov 06:53 collapse

Everything seems to be working fine and it mounts successfully. Thank you for the suggestion.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 07 Nov 19:53 next collapse

What desktop?

richardisaguy@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 22:35 next collapse

for me it looks like the icon is broken, if there’s no other warning i’m sure the volume is working fine

Affidavit@lemm.ee on 08 Nov 06:55 collapse

I reckon this is probably what the issue is. Maybe it’s of a device type where an icon wasn’t created or where some reference to the icon’s image is broken. Thank you.

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml on 08 Nov 07:53 collapse

The correct answer is no 🙅‍♀️