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I have a setup where I basically split my hard drive into three partitions (forgetting the swaps and allsorts)

  1. Windows partition
  2. Ubuntu
  3. Data

I would like to get things set up in a manner in which I can use the data partition for Ubuntu and Windows automatically, so if I download something, it automatically ends up in the download folder placed in the data partition.

I've tried Ubuntu tweak end editing users-dirs.dirs, which both initially seem to work, but....

For some reason or another, the data partition doesn't mount on boot up despite the "mount on boot" option in the drive being set.

Therefore, nautilus can't reach the intended folders and things go wrong.

How can I make sure the data drive mounts at boot up as intended?

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  • Please edit your question and show us the contents of your /etc/fstab file. Also, please explain where you've set the "mount on boot" option. I guess you used some kind of GUI thing but it would be best to specify what and how.
    – terdon
    Jun 6, 2015 at 23:04
  • I've been going at it myself in the mean while, and problem solved. i didn't edit fstab, but apparently mounting ntfs drives on boot is slightly different than other drives, so i looked up how to mount ntfs drives, made the changes in drive and that fixed the problem. eurobytes.nl/tutorials/howto-mount-ntfs-part-disk-in-ubuntu ps: the GUI tool was specified, it's named 'Ubuntu tweak', but it's just as easy to use gedit.. anyway, that wasn't the problem. Jun 7, 2015 at 0:11

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You should be able to follow these directions for creating a separate home partition, changing only minor details to suit your needs. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving

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