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Re: [trinity-users] Removable disks vanishing from desktop when mounted

From: "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@...>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:46:38 +0100
Am Montag, 18. Dezember 2017 schrieb Curt Howland:
> Hi.
> 
> I have "removable media" selected to show up as desktop icons, and for
> the most part memory sticks do so. I've noticed that some external
> drives don't, however. As soon a they're mounted, the icon vanishes
> from the desktop.
> 
> If it happened with all of them, or none of them, I'd understand. What
> doesn't make sense is that it's seemingly random. I have 1-TB USB
> drives that vanish, and seemingly identical drives which remain
> visible.
> 
> Am I just late for the party and this has been known forever?
> 
> Curt-
> 

let me guess: you use systemd-udevd, don't you?

Nik

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