How do I get a USB drive shortcut on desktop?

Question

Is there a flash drive shortcut on Ubuntu 12.04 desktop like Ubuntu 10.10 desktop have?

USB shortcut on Desktop

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 30 '12 at 09:42

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Open a terminal with Ctrl-Alt-T and execute the command below:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop volumes-visible true

This will enable the feature in 12.04. Here is a screenshot from 12.04 Desktop:

Cropped flash drive desktop shortcut

edited Sep 30 '12 at 09:42

jokerdino

answered Sep 30 '12 at 08:37

Anwar

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:00

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Install gnome-tweak-tool
Run it by keying Alt+F2 and entering gnome-tweak-tool
Then go to the Desktop tab and turn on "Have file manager handle the desktop", and "Show mounted volumes on the desktop".

edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:00

Community

answered May 04 '12 at 03:41

Mateo

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An awesome reply sir! This worked wonderfully! :) – harisibrahimkv May 04 '12 at 09:05

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