I'm working with several partitions and drives on my dual boot setup: my main Linux partition (root) and a Windows partition that I want to access from Linux. Additionally, I have a secondary HDD that I need to access from both operating systems. Currently, I've mounted the Windows partition at `/windows` and the secondary HDD at `/music`. Should these be under `/mnt` or `/media` instead? My Linux partition uses Btrfs while the other two are NTFS.
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You can really put them anywhere you like! From my understanding, `/mnt` is more for temporary mounts, while `/media` is ideal for external drives and USBs. Honestly, I don't stress too much about it since it's just me using the computer. Pick what feels right!
It's really your choice. I tend to get a little creative and use novel paths like `/storage`. I've noticed that Linux systems can mess with `/mnt` and `/media`, so I usually steer clear of those.
Linux is pretty flexible about where you mount stuff. If you wanna stick to tradition, use `/mnt`. If you prefer a modern vibe, go with `/media`. Just keep it consistent across your drives for easy access!
Yeah, I figured if it doesn’t really matter, mounting it at `/` made things easier for me too. Just want to avoid potential issues later on though.