automount without opening?

[SandrA]

Hi
I've got music on an external hard drive which mounts happily. It also opens as a folder window though, which I don't want it to do. I'm sure there's a very simple preference to change this but the only ones I can find are to do with CDs etc.
Please help!
S

[jungle_boy]

What LM are you using?

LM11; LM12; LM13 or LM 14

What DE?

(mate, kde, cinnamon, xfce, lmde, lxde, fluxbox)

[SandrA]

I'm sorry, it's LM 14 / Cinnamon.
S

[gibbs1984]

A popup should open asking you what you want to do, select nothing and tick the check box.

[SandrA]

I've certainly seen that under Windows but not with this OS. Is there a way to get to the preference this popup would offer if it doesn't show?
Thanks,
S

[jungle_boy]

Hi
I've got music on an external hard drive which mounts happily. It also opens as a folder window though, which I don't want it to do. I'm sure there's a very simple preference to change this but the only ones I can find are to do with CDs etc.
Please help!
S

Main Menu>System Tools>System Settings>System Section>Details>Removal Media

Check "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion"

Close.

No CD, no DVD, no usb stick, no media will start automatically, only will be mounted.

[gibbs1984]

I've certainly seen that under Windows but not with this OS. Is there a way to get to the preference this popup would offer if it doesn't show?
Thanks,
S

Strange, certainly does when mount anything on my LM14 Cinnamon desktop.

So you've never seen anything like the below?

[SandrA]

Thanks guys. In Preferences I have:
CD audio & DVD video set to Ask what to do; Music player & Photos to Do nothing; Software to Autorun Prompt; under Other Media settings set to Ask what to do.

I did get the popup window gibbs1984 mentions when I first started using LM but there doesn't appear to be an option that covers my external drive, which apart from a couple of .txt. files exclusively has audio files on it. Or at least I'm not understanding how to find the option.

Maybe I should just set all of these menu options to Do nothing ...?

A confused Sandra

[caribriz]

jungle_boy is right -

Check the box at the bottom of the System Tools > System Settings > Details > Removable Media screen

System Settings Details.png

[SandrA]

Thank you very much for pointing me back to jungle.boy's posting and apologies to him that I hadn't read his message properly. My reading of opening a 'program' didn't encompass opening a folder, which just got in the way of doing exactly what he had suggested.

Fixed now - many thanks again - I promise to read postings more carefully in future (!).

x S

[jungle_boy]

OK.

Thanks caribriz by help me with the snapshot!


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