Step-by-Step Guide: Mounting a New Hard Drive in Linux

Welcome to our comprehensive tutorial on installing and mounting a new hard drive in your Linux system! Whether you're expanding your storage capabilities, upgrading your current setup, or just curious about the process, this video is your go-to guide.

Linux Commands:
sudo gdisk /dev/sdb -- Partition your new drive
sudo mkdir /mnt/yt_filestore -- Create the mounting folder
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/yt_filestore -- Mount the new drive
lsblk -f -- Get the new drive's UUID
sudo nano /etc/fstab -- Add the new drives UUID and mounting path

[DrewPrice]

Just want to say thanks! I have done this many times in the past but I don't do it often enough to remember all the exact things I need to do. This was to the point and helpful.

[azmathismail]

Followed exactly as instructed and it worked fine. Thank you! :)

[CarlosDiaz-mbty]

Dude you made it sound like I was listening to D&D! Awesome video by the way, the last example was sweet!🤙🏴‍☠️

[RejeanBoucher]

Thank you, for putting this how-to up; your procedure was very concise and to the point! My Linux Mint OS is on a dedicated Linux PC and my ssd was getting maxed out due to video editing so dug out and old 1 TB mechanical HD and added to the system as per your steps. The only additional step required was for me to access the newly created mnt folder and change the user permission access for "read & write" from root to me. I also made the drive visible when mounted under the devices tree similar to when you insert a thumb drive. Again thank you, much appreciated.

[EnricoPerez-ry]

I was just looking for your tutorial. Great job!

[dilishkuruppath]

Brilliant, to the point and no fluff ! Thanks,

[Zydia]

This was very very helpfull. thank you !

[krzysztoflisiak]

Man, you saved a lot of my time! Great video.

[heinzkup]

huge thanks! this helped me very well!

[lup]

Thank you so much - this was sooo helpful to me!!!

[PoeLemic]

This is really helpful. I am trying to become un-intimidated by using Linux within the terminal. For me, I don't care to be an expert, but I want to be able to do basic things w/o fears.

[efelicio]

Thanks for the video, really helpfull and direct

[PoeLemic]

Hey, can't you test FSTAB before you reboot? I saw someone that had the OS test the FSTAB to make sure that it was all okay.

[nazmistrife]

So I partially followed this video but didn’t realize I would lose access to to the stuff I already had on their.

Any way to undo the partition without losing the data?

[michaeleber]

Can't you do all of that with DISKS and no need for SUDO commands??

[EdwinPallens]

thank you very much this is the best tutorial sudo\rebooot\get coffee

[christopherbrown]

I do have ubuntu, but i use windows.my ubuntu is there to make my windows work again after i messed up my windows again that it does not boot. What did i do? I renamed etc and made a new etc folder so that i could change the now com9letely inaccessible bit still there and invisible host file in windows. Windows was stuck in trying to recovering endlessly. Your video is a great help to my cause to make windows bleed. Thank you.

[kimjacobsen]

what about the rights for the add disk, this part is missing, now we have a drive mounted that only root can use

[Nvaeplay]

why "/dev/disk/by..." and not just "UUID=... etc" ?

[rockymarquiss]

It would be good to explain the options and the pass columns a bit more....