How to mount ntfs permenantly via ntfs-3g

Question

I have Ubuntu 14.04 and would like to permanently mount my WD Elements external harddisk.

I currently use this to mount it manually:

sudo fdisk -l

The drive normally is at /dev/sdc1

sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdc1 /media/my_directory_here

I'm guessing there is a way to automatize this?

Gayan Weerakutti · Answer 1 · 2015-12-20T06:58:46.147

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Find UUID for the drive /dev/sdc1 with blkid command

Then add a entry for the ntfs partition in /etc/fstab

[partition]        [mount point]      [type]  [options]         [dump]  [pass]

UUID=UUIDHERE...   /media/mount/point ntfs-3g defaults,nobootwait  0      0

mountall

You can also use a gui utility called ntfs-config to automatically generate an entry for you in fstab

edited Dec 20 '15 at 06:58

answered Dec 19 '15 at 16:49

Gayan Weerakutti

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No need to reboot, run mountall instead. – mikewhatever Dec 19 '15 at 17:32
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It's also a good idea to add the nobootwait option, in case the external HDD is not plugged in. http://askubuntu.com/questions/120/how-do-i-avoid-the-s-to-skip-message-on-boot – mikewhatever Dec 19 '15 at 17:51

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