Adding an entry to fstab

Solution 1:

So here we create an fstab entry for the partition:

1. You need to create the folder for the partition and get the device id.
   Open a terminal. The folder can be created via

   sudo mkdir /media/Data

   In addition I would make the user the owner and give him the right to read/write:

   sudo chown [user]:[group] /media/Data

   sudo chmod +rw /media/Data

2. Now the fstab entry:
   

   • Install libblkid1 to see device specific information: sudo apt-get install libblkid1
   • Enter sudo blkid and look for the stick. The output could be:

     /dev/sda2: UUID="32a4b76f-246e-486e-8495-31b8a781fb4c" TYPE="swap" 
     /dev/sda1: UUID="31f39d50-16fa-4248-b396-0cba7cd6eff2" TYPE="ext4"
     

   • Then we create the fstab entry: sudo gedit /etc/fstab and append the line

     UUID=31f39d50-16fa-4248-b396-0cba7cd6eff2     /media/Data   auto    rw,user,auto    0    0

     (and afterwards give a empty new line to avoid warnings).

To mount the partition, open a terminal and type

mount /media/Data

Solution 2:

First you need to find out UUID of your disk by following command

sudo blkid

Note your disk UUID.

Now open fstab file with gedit

sudo gedit /etc/fstab

Replace your old disk UUID with your noted UUID.
Save file and reboot your system. You will be able to mount disk.