Re: Can't access USB thumbdrives

On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 21:46 +0100, Chris Ramsden wrote:
> On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 16:37 -0400, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > On Sat, 2026-06-06 at 20:38 +0100, Chris Ramsden wrote:
> > > Asus Zenbook
> > > Debian 13 Trixie
> > > Mate DE
> > > 
> > > I have just noticed that this computer has stopped recognising
> > > USB
> > > thumbdrives. 
> > > 
> > > They are listed in lsusb, but do not appear in my file browser
> > > (caja),
> > > nor in df. 
> > > 
> > > The same machine sees the same USB thumbdrives when booted into
> > > windows, so it appears not to be faulty hardware. 
> > > 
> > > I can't say when this started happening; I haven't plugged in any
> > > USB
> > > thumbdrives for a few weeks. 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > For what it's worth: Thunar used to be installable (and thus also
> > uninstallable) as a stand-alone package regardless of the desktop
> > environment (e.g. LXDE). Thunar could be used to test if it sees
> > what's
> > currently not appearing otherwise.
> > 
> > <snip>
> Thanks Cindy, some useful ideas there, but I am doubtful that if it
> doesn't appear in df, it's not going to be accessible to higher lever
> tools. 
> 
> I'll try some other file managers. 
No luck with either Dolphin or Thunar. 

Feels like a re-install might be the way ahead. 😞