As a long-time Windows user, I have a system with a 250GB SSD for my OS and core programs, a 500GB SSD for games, and a 1TB HDD for mass storage. I'm curious if there's a way in Linux to organize these drives similarly to how Windows uses drive letters. I'm particularly interested in whether this can be implemented on Linux Mint. How can I ensure that when I install software or download files, they go directly to the drive I want without hassle?
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It's pretty normal to use mount points instead of drive letters. For example, you can have your 250GB SSD as the root /, your 500GB SSD for games at /mnt/games, and your 1TB HDD as the location for mass storage. Just make sure to mount them properly for easy access!
You can definitely set up your drives in a similar way! You would mount your drives to specific directories like /mnt/c_drive, /mnt/d_drive, etc. This way, you can control where installations and downloads go.
But be careful with where you put your HDD! It's better to just let the system handle the installations and then manually set where to store other files.