4.3: Disable minimal-usbvm service in sys-usb to use external storage

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Hi.

  1. Click on Qubes Domains icon on the taskbar (the gray cube icon). Then from the running qube list select sys-usb and then Settings. Another alternative to open settings is going to App Menu → Cube icon → SERVICE tab → sys-usb → Settings at the bottom of the menu.
  2. In Settings: sys-usb dialog. Go to Services tab.
  3. If minimal-usbvm is there and is checked, un-check it.If it is not there, click Select a serice → (custom...) → Add → type minimal-usbvm and then unckeck it.
  4. Go back to Advanced tab and increase initial memory to 500.

Alternative solution if you like command line:

  1. Open a terminal in dom0
  2. type qvm-service sys-usb minimal-usbvm off
  3. type qvm-prefs sys-usb memory 500

That is it.

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Are you fine if I split this into a dedicated topic in Community Guides ?

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And restart sys-usb after your guide🙂 It worked! Thank you!

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