On 03/11/2020 22:32, Ralph Corderoy wrote:
Hi Peter,
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
loop0 7:0 0 141.7M 1 loop /snap/arduino/41
...
What are all these Loop things? should they be there? How do I get rid
of them, if it would make the PC better?
They're being used as part of running programs installed as snaps.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(package_manager)
You can ignore them. Each one is a file being made to look like a block
device. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_device
Thanks Ralph. I continue to learn.
Peter
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