Question: How Do I Mount a Linux Drive on Startup?
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How do I automatically mount a drive in Ubuntu on startup?

In Ubuntu follow these steps to auto-mount your partition:

  1. Open file manager and look left side on the devices listed.
  2. Choose the device you want to auto-mount on start-up by just clicking it and you will see the folders in the right pane shown for that device (partition), keep this window open.

How do I permanently mount a drive in Ubuntu?

Step 1) Go to “Activities” and launch “Disks.” Step 2) Select the hard disk or the partition in the left pane and then click on the “Additional partition options,” represented by the gear icon. Step 3) Select “Edit Mount Options…”. Step 4) Toggle the “User Session Defaults” option to OFF.

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