Automount second internal hdd

[chameau]

Hi I have the latest version of Manjaro (Cinnamon edition) installed on an ssd on my desktop pc.
I also have a second internal hard drive (sata connected) that I use for data storage. The drive has just 2 NTFS partitions on it.
Currently to access the drive from ‘Nemo’ (ver: 5.6.0), I have to go to: Go/Computer, double click on the partition’s name. How can I get those 2 partitions to AutoMonount on boot? Thanks

[Arrababiski]

Using ‘/etc/fstab’ or system mount units…

Fstab

[root tip] [How To] Use systemd to mount ANY device

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[Aragorn]

[Tutorial] Working with additional 'drives'

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[maycne.sonahoz]

[HowTo] Use multiple partitions / drives in your Manjaro installation

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ What is this about?

What is a partition?

In a computer, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system">operating system</a> along with the users’ files reside on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_storage">drive</a>. Schematically, a drive is divided in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning">partitions</a>, listed in a partition table on that same drive. Each partitio…

[winnie]

@Arrababiski

Via /etc/fstab

~$ Via /etc/fstab
~$ zsh: command not found: Via

[Arrababiski]

@winnie

@Arrababiski

Via /etc/fstab

~$ Via /etc/fstab
~$ zsh: command not found: Via

Sorry, I tried to say “using /etc/fstab” but how is written can lead to this error. I’ll edit the previous post to avoid mistakes.

[winnie]

Thank you for understanding. New input received. Will include a patch in my next update to interpret “via” in American English.

Winnie is a virtual assistant created by Manjaro to help users with their questions and queries. Winnie can answer basic questions about the operating system, provide troubleshooting advice, and even help users install applications.

[chameau]

Thanks ‘Arrababiski’ ‘Aragorn’ and ‘Maycne.Sonahoz’ for the links to various methods for automounting. I have read the articles and both methods are way more complex that I thought (the 1 or 2 star difficulty rating is way off!)
For the sake of a couple of mouse clicks I’m not going to risk messing with the system. I will continue to read and study the articles and maybe try again, but I find it strange that I can connect an external hdd and it gets automatically mounted, yet I need to modify various files to automount 2 partitions that are on a second hdd permanently attached to the motherboard (sata connector)??

[Arrababiski]

Well, may be there’s another easier way: using genfstab.

https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/c2dfc75ce931491fe510

Make a copy of /etc/fstab and if something goes wrong you can always restore previous configuration.

[chameau]

I was going to try the editing of ‘Fstab’ instruction as given by ‘Arrababiski’ but then a stumbled a cross a post that explained how to do it in a GUI with ‘Disk’ (Gnome disk utility)! Disk is part of the standard install of Manjaro-Cinnamon (don’t know if it’s included in other editions of Manjaro) - So an easy GUI based solution was staring me in the face all that time!!!
All I had to do is highlight the partition, click on ‘Additional Partition Options’ / ‘Edit Mount Option…’ / and untick ‘User Session Defaults’ That’s it, next time I boot the computer the partition is mounted (/mnt/device UUID) Thanks all for your solutions and help.