Linux Mint – Unable to mount USB STICK – Not authorized to perform this operation

On a perfectly installed Linux Mint PC, running Ubuntu 18.04 under the hood, you suddenly get the following message when inserting a USB Stick into the computer:

Unable to mount USB STICK

Not authorized to perform operation

Solution

If it’s installed, uninstall Chrome Remote Desktop:

sudo apt autoremove chrome-remote-desktop

Reference

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1196248/automount-when-clicking-on-disks-in-gui-file-manager-suddenly-stopped-working-in