Quick Answer: How Do I Access a Different Drive in Linux?
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How do you switch between drives in Linux?

How to change directory in Linux terminal

  1. To return to the home directory immediately, use cd ~ OR cd.
  2. To change into the root directory of Linux file system, use cd / .
  3. To go into the root user directory, run cd /root/ as root user.
  4. To navigate up one directory level up, use cd ..

How do I access other drives in Linux?

You can mount the other drives with the following command lines.

  1. List drives in order to identify partitions sudo lsblk -o model,name,size,fstype,label,mountpoint.
  2. Create mountpoints (only once). …
  3. Mount the relevant partition sudo mount /dev/sdxn <mountpoint>
Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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