Hard disk link in computer folder says "can't mount file"

[gleegy]

I'm using Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon. When I go to the computer folder which shows some mounted devices I see links to:

320 GB Hard Disk
CD/DVD Drive
File System

But when I click on "320 GB Hard Disk" I get the message "Unable to mount location- Can't mount file". How can I repair this link or just remove it completely from being displayed in the computer folder?

Best,
Michael

[gleegy]

Hey, I'm extremely new here and new to linux. Please let me know what other information I might need to provide in order to help diagnose this problem. I'm having this issue because I was playing around with partitioning and editing fstab. Everything seems to be working fine but theres this link to the harddisk under the computer folder that isn't working and I can't get rid of it.

Thanks,
mike

[ElStellino]

hi Mike/Michael,

I had a similar issue with either the Windows 8 or Windows 7 partition during my first days with Mint 13, even though I didn't play with partitioning:
basically, Linux was seeing one of the two operating systems as suspended, or hibernated (that it couldn't be anyway)
I simply had to clear the cache in Windows.
I think a message actually came out in Linux saying exactly that.

If I remember correctly (but please check it out before doing it) you have to start a Windows session and open cmd (start->Run-> then type "cmd"); then type

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ipconfig /flushdns

I honestly don't know if this procedure is relevant, I seem to remember that it is, but I cannot recall what DNS has to do with hibernation files and such... In any case you have to solve the problem in Windows and not in Linux.
I hope I put you on the right direction at least, good luck!

[Harkonnen]

i had the same problem
i mounted the Hard disks in /Media/[username]
the same location where your CD/DVD rom is automounted by the system
this solved it
entry should loook something like this;
UUID=df1cd2ff-583f-343c-af77-b53172802bd4 /media/harkonnen/2TB ext4 defaults