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Old 01-20-2017, 01:02 PM   #1
crgibson
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Getting USB thumb drives to be auto-mounting


I am using Linux Mint 18.1 with Cinnamon desktop. I am have trouble with getting USB thumb drives to be mounted. I have some that mount when inserted and other that will not mount. Is there a way to get auto-mounting? Thanks for any help.
 
Old 01-20-2017, 01:12 PM   #2
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Open Terminal and use this command:

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sudo apt-get install usbmount
 
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Old 01-20-2017, 01:31 PM   #3
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beachboy2 - Thank you so much. It worked!!
 
  


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