Automounting link to data partition SOLVED

[Neville]

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

[altair4]

Is it possible to create a link on the desktop that takes you to a data partition without having to mount it every time?

No. You can't link to something that as far as the OS is concerned doesn't exist.

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

*** Edit /etc/fstab and add as the last line something that looks like this ( I'm assuming this is an NTFS partition - An ext4 partition would be different ):

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UUID=DA9056C19056A3B3 /media/Data ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=000,uid=1000,windows_names 0 0

Note: To find the correct UUID number for your partition run this command:

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sudo blkid -c /dev/null

*** If this data partition is currently mounted unmount it.

*** Then remount it with this command which also does a syntax check of your fstab statement:

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sudo mount -a

You should end up with a mount icon on your desktop to that partition.

[Neville]

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

[ronkz]

@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!