Why can’t I access my HDD on Ubuntu?

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Asked By CuriousNomad42 On

I'm having trouble with my internal hard disk on Ubuntu. Whenever I try to access it, I get an error saying it's either already mounted or the mount point is busy. I can't seem to access the drive at all. Has anyone encountered this issue before?

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Answered By TechieTurtle77 On

Hey there! Just to clarify, is your hard drive an internal one or a USB connected drive? It might help to know how you were trying to mount it. Did you manually edit the "/etc/fstab" file, use the Disks utility for setting it up, or just try clicking on it in the file explorer?

Answered By DataDiver88 On

It sounds like your drive might not be mounting properly. If you’ve already tried those methods and still get that error, it could be a permissions issue or the drive might be in use. You could try using the terminal to see if you can unmount it manually with `sudo umount /dev/sdXY`, replacing "XY" with your drive's specific identifier.

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