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Argaman
Asked: 2018-04-11 06:35:38 +0800 CST

Ubuntu doesn't add hard drive to media folder

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My PC has two hard drives and one SSD. I installed Ubuntu 17.10 on the SSD, however, I am using one of the hard drives to store my files.

When ever my PC boots into Ubuntu, I can't use the hard drive, until I open it on Files->Other Locations->and then I choose the hard drive folder. And only then the folder appears on /media/

Is there any command I can use to make that happen, other then opening the folder again and again? Or maybe there is a fix to that problem?

Thanks in advance :)

boot dual-boot ssd hard-drive

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  1. Best Answer

    Yes you can. Create a folder in the /media folder:

    sudo mkdir -p /media/extra_drive

    Then get your UUID of the drive to be mounted:

    sudo blkid

    Take note of the UUID= like UUID="98b0a711-18a1-4303-b374-0c8d31bae473". Also, take note of the TYPE= as this will be used when creating the line used in /etc/fstab

    Then add an entry to your /etc/fstab file with the UUID=:

    UUID=98b0a711-18a1-4303-b374-0c8d31bae473 /media/extra_drive ext4  defaults 0 0

    Now, every time you boot the computer up that drive should mount at the same point.

    Hope this helps!

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  2. did you try adding the drive to the /etc/fstab? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Fstab

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