1. Go to the File System (click on Home in Menu, then click on File system in left panel).
2. Right click on
Media
, then click on Open as Root
.3. Create a new folder named with the drive label.
4. Copy the UUID for the drivedrive from Disks and paste into a temporary Writer document or similar.
5. Open terminal and type:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Then hit ENTER.
5. In new screen that pops up, start a new line after the last existing line and type:
UUID=(paste UUID here without parentheses)(TAB)/media/(folder name)(TAB)ext4(TAB)defaults, nofail(TAB)0(TAB)0
Do NOT press
ENTER
at the end of the line. If adding multiple drives, do only one drive at a time or use an arrow key to move to a new line.Where you see (TAB) above, that means to press the TAB key (don't type the parentheses). This is an example of how an entry will look:
UUID=123ec4fd-54e2-4590-8a4b-da43630efd72 /media/Data1 ext4 defaults,nofail 0 0
6. Press CTRL+o
7. Press ENTER to save.
8. Press CTRL+x to exit.
9. If needing to add another drive, go back to step 1.
9. Restart the machine after all entries have been made. you should then see your drive(s) automounting.
It is important that
nofail
is included in the FSTAB entry. Otherwise, if the drive dies or is removed, the computer will be unable to boot.