GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

To Mount Media

To mount media is to make the file system of the media available for access. When you mount media, the file system of the media is attached as a subdirectory to your file system.

To mount media, insert the media in the appropriate device. An object that represents the media is added to the desktop. The object is added only if your system is configured to mount the device automatically when media is detected.

If your system is not configured to mount the device automatically, you must mount the device manually. Right-click on the desktop, then choose Disks -> device-name. For example, to mount a floppy diskette, choose Disks -> Floppy. An object that represents the media is added to the desktop.


Note –

You cannot change the name of a removable media object.