Linux usb drive location

Trying to figure out how to manually mount your USB drive in Linux? Look no further. This article explains step-by-step how to manually mount a USB drive in Linux, to a mount point directory of your choice.

We’ll do everything directly in the terminal. So you can use this approach not only on your Linux desktop PC, but also when SSH-ed into your Linux server.

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We’ll cover how to configure write permissions for accessing your USB drive as well.

Background

Mounting a USB drive, maps its contents to a specific directory in your Linux file system. This directory is called the mount point.

With other words, after mounting you can browse the files and directories on the USB drive, by going to the mount point directory. For example using your desktop environment’s file manager.

Most Linux desktop distributions automatically create the mount point directory for you.

Its exact location depends on the Linux distribution:

• (for Debian and Ubuntu)
• (for Fedora and openSUSE)

UUID stands for universal unique identifier. When partitioning and formatting your USB drive, a UUID is automatic

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