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Error message when mounting USB external drive (EHDD)

Posted 07-30-2024 at 02:13 PM by beachboy2
I was surprised to see an error message when I connected my WD Elements 1TB external hard drive, especially since I use it regularly.

The error read:

Quote:
Error mounting /dev/sdc1 at /media/username/Elements: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
In Linux Mint 22, one solution is to:

1. Run Disks (via Mint Menu > All applications > Disks).

2....
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Installing gconf-editor (to stop showing volumes on Desktop)

Posted 03-02-2009 at 11:17 PM by phoenixrising (Learning Something Everyday about Linux)
Updated 03-02-2009 at 11:55 PM by phoenixrising
In Fedora, after making a small and harmless change in my fstab following what it said here, ALL the partitions started mounting and APPEARING on my desktop. That made the desktop look totally obnoxious.

Here's what I had to do.

I had to install the 'gconf-editor'

Code:
su -c 'yum -y install gconf-editor'
and then I launched the gconf-editor from the Applications -> System Tools -> Confguration Editor

From that app, I...
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