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How do I keep a volume mounted when I boot into Ubuntu 18.04

It disappears on every boot.

Thank you

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  • I would add it to the /etc/fstab file (filesystem table) with a auto parameter (auto isn't needed for all fs types). You didn't say what type of volume, so I can't be more specific – guiverc May 13 '18 at 04:12
  • ext3/ext4 is the fileystem type – greatfiction May 13 '18 at 04:15
  • probably easiest, add something like UUID=xxxxxxx /mount-dir ext4 defaults 0 0 where UUID=the UUID for your partition, mount-dir is the directory you want it mounted to. You can use your / or /home partition (assuming one of them is ext too) as your guide (using sudo blkid to get the UUID for partition, its more specific than /dev/sdxx) – guiverc May 13 '18 at 04:24

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Add an entry to your systems filesystem table (/etc/fstab) is the easiest method in my opinion.

For ext4 you can add the following

UUID=xxxxxxxx    /mount-dir    ext4    defaults    0    0

where the xxxxxxxx is replaced by your UUID (unique ID for the device/partition) and /mount-dir is replaced by the directory you want it mounted to. (space(s) or tabs can be used between parameters)

To find out the UUID, use sudo blkid

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