On 17/8/19 11:54 pm, Daniel Bauer wrote:
A small problem on 15.1:
When I plug an USB external disk it appears in the icon in the "task bar", I can click to mount it (because they are encrypted, the password is asked). When I don't need it anymore, I click in the same dialog on the "unmount-icon" and it is unmounted.
So far everything ok. But:
After unmounting it, it disappears from the list of connected devices and is not visible anymore. To mount it again, I must unplug it physically and then plug it again.
This drive must be powered from the mains so why not switch it off after 'unmounting' and then switch it back on again when you next want to use it, and it will magically re-appear on the task bar :-). (Also, have you checked the settings you have in Settings>System Settings>Removal Storage>Removal Devices ?)
Before (on 42.3) the device was still visible, the same as if plugged but not mounted.
Can I change something, so that the device remains visible even after unmount, just as it was before?
(I have an external disk whose cable is - or was... - always connected, but I only mounted it in the moments I needed it. I thought, after unmounting it doesn't turn anymore, thus is less used and lives longer. If I'm wrong please correct me).
Another thing is that the MyBook WD external disk keeps blinking (for ever) after unmounting. Before after unmounting the light on the external disk disappeared. Don't know, if this means something.
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