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oh whoops. i should have figured that out by myself.
side note:
I put in linux mint about 6 or so months ago on an external usb drive. Boots slow as molasses in winter. but that is only because it's on the external drive. no doubt about that.
I'm going to have a solid state drive installed into my computer then install (or rather reinstall) linux mint on that drive. I'm currently on windows 10. When windows 10 hits end of life in sept Linux will already be there and I won't be upgrading to windows 11. I already have done the testing to make sure all my software works in linux. Plus the hardware works. Just doing it a step at a time so I don't screw myself.
Last year, replacing an HDD killed by constant Windows 11 churning with an SSD onto which I put Mint was my first ever hardware modification.
It was surprisingly easy, and Mint was super speedy, where Win 11 was super slow (like, 15-30 seconds between clicking on something and getting a reaction).
Good luck with your transition!