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The LXDE FM won't show the volume after mounting it in TrueCrypt. Found this and this. Is there any recommended way?

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Since I read in the Arch-forum (link) that TrueCrypt calls Nautilus by:/usr/bin/nautilus --no-default-window --no-desktop /media/truecrypt1, I tried to put #!/bin/bash exec pcmanfm $3 exit 0 into the file as recommended. Doesn't help :( – arno Apr 25 '12 at 16:42

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A solution would be to specify the mount point and then navigate to the mount point.

Example:

I have an encrypted file named "enc1" at "/home/desgua/Dropbox", and my mount point is the folder "/mnt/mymountpoint/", so I type this on terminal:

truecrypt --mount /home/desgua/Dropbox/enc1 /mnt/mymountpoint/

And then navigate to "/mnt/mymountpoint/" to see my files.

And to unmount:

truecrypt -d /home/desgua/Dropbox/enc1

or simple:

truecrypt -d (which should unmount every truecrypted mounted files)

Outside command line

Suggestion One

You can edit the file /etc/fstab (open it with gksu gedit /etc/fstab) and add a line to specify the mount point:

/dev/sda1/home/desgua/Dropbox/enc1 /mnt/mymountpoint auto rw,user 0 0

Reboot.

Now you can mount through GUI and navigate to /mnt/mymountpoint

More info here.

Suggestion Two

Also you can create a launcher to mount it:

1) Paste this at terminal: gedit ~/Desktop/unmounttruecrypt.desktop,

2) Then paste this into the file and save: 

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Unmount Truecrypt
Comment=Unmount all mounted Truecrypt files
Exec=gnome-terminal -e "bash -c \"truecrypt --mount /home/desgua/Dropbox/enc1 /mnt/mymountpoint/ ; exit; exec bash\""
Icon=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/actions/48/go-jump.svg
Categories=Application;Accessories;

3) Now look at your desktop and drag the file to the Launcher.

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There's no way outside of the command line? What would you enter in order to unmount? – arno Apr 25 '12 at 16:56
Yes it is possible. You will have to edit the fstab file. To unmount through command line use truecrypt -d – desgua Apr 25 '12 at 17:06
Should I add the line to fstab the way it is or do I have to change anything except your username to mine, like "/mnt/mymountpoint" to something else or "user" to my username? Here's what I got: /dev/sda1/home/arno/Secret /home/arno auto rw,user 0 0 – arno Apr 25 '12 at 18:12
I would suggest you to set an empty folder to be the mount point: /dev/sda1/home/arno/Secret /home/arno/mnt auto rw,user 0 0 – desgua Apr 25 '12 at 18:20
I'm sorry I think I'm messing it all up. I added the line above to fstab, but it won't mount the container there. Instead I get an error upon boot that /home/arno is not present. I also created the launcher, but dragging the file on it neither mounts the container nor unmounts it. I think I'll stick to the CL version. It's just that I think it's slow to type it every time :D – arno Apr 25 '12 at 18:44
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