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two problems: directories vanish after reboot and would like to remove xfce

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ejames82:
hi,

i don't know if these two problems are related.  i am suspicious that they are.

i made a directory and verified it.
sudo mkdir /media
sudo mkdir /media/windows
after i reboot, the directory is no longer there.  Why?

it seems like this strange behavior has happened ever since i installed xfce desktop.
i made a mistake installing xfce desktop environment.  can i remove it?

thanks. 

^thehatsrule^:
1. That's normal - the base resides in a ramdisk.
2. It may depend on your setup but you'll probably want to check out `appsaudit`

ejames82:
thehatsrule,

i did this to get rid of xfce, according to your instruction (sure beats reinstalling).
control panel>apps audit>on boot>maintenance
i clicked on xfce and it disappeared.  i rebooted and xfce was still gone.  no more xfce.

is there any way to create /media/windows so that it is permanent (survives after reboot)?

thanks again.

Jason W:
If it were me, I would symlink /media/windows to a directory on permanent storage.  Kind of like

mkdir /mnt/sda1/windows


and then add this line to your /opt/bootlocal.sh:

ln -s /mnt/sda1/windows /media/windows


Creating /media/windows and then adding it to your backup would work too, either is a matter of preference.

ejames82:
Jason W,

"Creating /media/windows and then adding it to your backup would work too"

can i do this by:

sudo mkdir /media
sudo mkdir /media/windows
control panel>backup/restore>backup?

and then /media/windows will still exist after reboot?

this seems to be WAY easier than this:

"symlink /media/windows to a directory on permanent storage.  Kind of like

mkdir /mnt/sda1/windows


and then add this line to your /opt/bootlocal.sh:

ln -s /mnt/sda1/windows /media/windows"


thanks for the reply

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