This tool simply allows the system administrator
to control most options that affect the behavior of removable
devices such as floppy and CD disks. This tool is available
through a different icon for each removable device available on
the machine.
Three properties that can be changed for each device:
Mount point. The directory where the device's files will be accessible. If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
Options. Controls various device options, notably whether it is mounted automatically (supermount) or not. Note that if the supermount option is selected, the two others (user and noauto) must be deselected.
Type. Proposes a list of filesystem types. If you have a specific media with an uncommon filesystem on it, this is where you can tell Linux how to access it.
![]() | Whenever you make modifications to a removable device configuration, you need to unmount and remount that device, especially if it is set up as supermount. |