Mint has a convenient desktop app included called Disk Usage Analyzer that makes checking what's using your storage space quick and easy.
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- Check if you have Snaps enabled, and if they are taking up space
du -hsc /*to get a fairly quick look at what directories holding the most data, then go deeper into each directory to figure out where everything is.- Don't use Snaps if that is the cause.
Updates taking that much space is a bit surprising. I used to run linux mint on a 20 gb partition and usually had 3-4 gb space free. Does Linux mint comes pre-installed with flatpaks (you check with flatpak list)?
But 20 gb is on the very low side, you will run into issues on updates. You probably need to extend the linux partition by at least 10 gb.
For the printer issue, check the status of the cups service (sudo systemctl status cups).