NTFS-3G mount / unexplained change

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A quick suggestion using your info from OP (for anyone reading this - other than OP please read the topics linked above).

I assume you already have the folder /mnt/Disk

So proceed to create a file mnt-Disk.mount

/etc/systemd/system/mnt-Disk.mount

with content (use lsblk -o PATH,UUID to get UUID) and replace $UUID with the actual UUID

[Unit]
Description=Windows data (ntfs)

[Mount]
What=/dev/disk/by-uuid/$UUID
Where=/mnt/Disk
Type=ntfs
Options=rw,noatime

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

And an automount unit named mnt-Disk.automount

/etc/systemd/system/mnt-Disk.automount

with content

[Unit]
Description=Windows data (ntfs)
ConditionPathExists=/mnt/Disk

[Automount]
Where=/mnt/Disk
TimeoutIdleSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then enable and start the automount

sudo systemctl enable --now mnt-Disk.automount

That is all. You can now navigate to the path and it will mount when you access it.

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