A quick drive mounting utility for Raspberry Pi.
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Mount & enable auto-mounting on boot.
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Unmount & remove auto-mounting on boot.
- ext
- exFAT
- NTFS
- FAT16/32
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Launch the configuration tool:
bash rpi-qmount.sh
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Select
MOUNT
and select your drive from the list. -
Enter the new path to mount your drive, without quotes.
/mnt/My Test Drive
- The mount folder will be created if it does not exist.
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Launch the configuration tool:
bash rpi-qmount.sh
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Select
UNMOUNT
and select your drive from the list.
- The mount folder will not be removed.
Below is a walkthrough (no audio) demonstrating the entire mount & unmount process.
rpi-qmount_Walkthrough_.Compressed.mp4
- Check all mounted & auto-mounted devices.
- Mount the drive.
- Confirm the new mounting & auto-mounting.
- Reboot to apply the auto-mounting.
- Unmount the drive.
- Confirm the mount & auto-mount removal.
- Remove the old mounting folder.
- Reboot to apply the removed auto-mounting.
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Improve input validation.
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Improve checks to prevent improperly mounting drives.
This tool is based on the official External storage configuration Guide.