Is it possible to create a link on the desktop that takes you to a data partition without having to mount it every time?
The data partition is used by Windows and I would like to access it the same way as I do in Windows.
This question also applies to Ubuntu as well, if anyone can help me.
Cheers
Nev
Automounting link to data partition SOLVED
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Automounting link to data partition SOLVED
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Re: Automounting link to data partition
No. You can't link to something that as far as the OS is concerned doesn't exist.Neville wrote:Is it possible to create a link on the desktop that takes you to a data partition without having to mount it every time?
If your question is a two-parter: Can I automount a data partition then create a link to it on the desktop? The answer is yes.
You can actually do both my mounting it under /media:
*** Create a mount point:
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sudo mkdir /media/Data
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UUID=DA9056C19056A3B3 /media/Data ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0
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sudo blkid -c /dev/null
*** Then remount it with this command which also does a syntax check of your fstab statement:
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sudo mount -a
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Re: Automounting link to data partition
Thanks Altair4,
I will give that a go. I am trying to set it up so that my wife can use it. She would prefer it to be the same as Windows i.e. one click on a link and you are there!!!
Cheers
Nev
I will give that a go. I am trying to set it up so that my wife can use it. She would prefer it to be the same as Windows i.e. one click on a link and you are there!!!
Cheers
Nev
Re: Automounting link to data partition SOLVED
@Altair, in my view this is the best of all your many helpful efforts. I just used it, it's easy, and it's beautiful indeed! Thank you!