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| ===== Accessing Removable Media ===== | ===== Accessing Removable Media ===== |
| Before we talk about managing removable media, we need to explain the terms //mount//, //unmount// and //eject//. The Unix file system treats all drives and media as files, albeit a special type of file. In order to be able to access the files on a particular medium, you must first mount the device. This can be accomplished through the command line with the ''mount'' command or through a file manager like Thunar. When a drive is mounted, it gets attached to the file system as a subdirectory; e.g., as ''/media/username/device-name''. The files on the medium can then be accessed just like any other files and folders in the file system. If you want to mount a drive from the command line, you must first run a command to determine its device name. Fortunately, this is not necessary in Thunar. As soon as a removable device is inserted or plugged in, its name will show up in the Side Pane under the //Devices// section. It can optionally be mounted and opened automatically---see the [[using-removable-drives-and-media#managing_removable_drives_and_media|Managing Removable Drives and Media]] paragraph below for details on how to configure those options. | Before we talk about managing removable media, we need to explain the terms //mount//, //unmount// and //eject//. The Unix file system treats all drives and media as files, albeit a special type of file. In order to be able to access the files on a particular medium, you must first mount the device. This can be accomplished through the command line with the ''mount'' command or through a file manager like Thunar. When a drive is mounted, it gets attached to the file system as a subdirectory; e.g., as ''/media/username/device-name''. The files on the medium can then be accessed just like any other files and folders in the file system. If you want to mount a drive from the command line, you must first run a command to determine its device name. Fortunately, this is not necessary in Thunar. As soon as a removable device is inserted or plugged in, its name will show up in the Side Pane under the //Devices// section. It can optionally be mounted and opened automatically---see the [[using-removable-media#managing_removable_drives_and_media|Managing Removable Drives and Media]] paragraph below for details on how to configure those options. |
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| You can see the current mount status of a device by looking at its icon in the Side Pane. The icons of unmounted drives are grayed out. See the example below for a comparison. You can also right-click on a device and the context menu will offer an option to either {gui>Mount} or {gui>Unmount}, depending on the current status. | You can see the current mount status of a device by looking at its icon in the Side Pane. The icons of unmounted drives are greyed out. See the example below for a comparison. You can also right-click on a device and the context menu will offer an option to either {gui>Mount} or {gui>Unmount}, depending on the current status. |
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| <figure "Removable Media in Side Pane: Unmounted (Left), Mounted (Center), Right-click Menu (Right)"> | <figure "Removable Media in Side Pane: Unmounted (First), Mounted (Second), Right-click Menu (Third)"> |
| {{thunar:thunar_removable-unmounted-crop.png?nolink&|Unmounted Media}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_removable-unmounted-crop.png?nolink&|Unmounted Media}} |
| {{thunar:thunar_removable-mounted-crop.png?nolink&|Mounted Media}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_removable-mounted-crop.png?nolink&|Mounted Media}} |
| {{thunar:thunar_removable-right-click-menu-crop.png?nolink&|Right-click Menu}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_removable-right-click-menu-crop.png?nolink&|Right-click Menu}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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| <figure "Removal Notification"> | <figure "Removal Notification"> |
| {{thunar:thunar_removable-media-unmount.png?nolink&|}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_removable-media-unmount.png?nolink&|}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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| <figure "Removable Drives and Media"> | <figure "Removable Drives and Media"> |
| {{thunar:thunar-volman_storage-tab.png?nolink&|}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar-volman_storage-tab.png?nolink&|}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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| | There are two expansion characters you can use in the "command" entries in all device categories. |
| | | %d | device file | |
| | | %m | mount point | |
| ==== Storage tab ==== | ==== Storage tab ==== |
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| <figure "Auto-Run and Auto-Open Confirmation Dialogs"> | <figure "Auto-Run and Auto-Open Confirmation Dialogs"> |
| {{thunar:thunar_auto-run-confirmation.png?nolink&|Auto-run Confirmation}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_auto-run-confirmation.png?nolink&|Auto-run Confirmation}} |
| {{thunar:thunar_auto-open-confirmation.png?nolink&|Auto-open Confirmation}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_auto-open-confirmation.png?nolink&|Auto-open Confirmation}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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| <figure "Blank Disc Inserted - Confirmation Dialogs"> | <figure "Blank Disc Inserted - Confirmation Dialogs"> |
| {{thunar:thunar_blank-disc-inserted-confirmation.png?nolink&|Blank CD Confirmation}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_blank-disc-inserted-confirmation.png?nolink&|Blank CD Confirmation}} |
| {{thunar:thunar_blank-dvd-inserted-confirmation.png?nolink&|Blank DVD Confirmation}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar_blank-dvd-inserted-confirmation.png?nolink&|Blank DVD Confirmation}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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| <figure "Multimedia Tab"> | <figure "Multimedia Tab"> |
| {{1.6:thunar-volman_multimedia-tab.png?nolink&|Multimedia Tab}} | {{:xfce:thunar:1.6:thunar-volman_multimedia-tab.png?nolink&|Multimedia Tab}} |
| </figure> | </figure> |
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