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Mount exFAT drive in Linux through CLI
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sudo apt update | |
sudo apt install exfat-utils exfat-fuse | |
# If you have access to the GUI, you can simply go to the File Explorer and work from there. Otherwise: | |
# Find the name of the partition for your specific drive, you'll need it for the last step | |
lsblk # cat /proc/partitions works too, but lsblk is more readable | |
cd /media | |
sudo mkdir usb #or whatever name you want | |
sudo mount -t exfat /dev/sdc1 usb | |
#Unmounting | |
sudo umount /dev/sdc1 | |
sudo umount /media/usb #Either one should work | |
#If you get an error, do | |
fuser -m /media/usb # or /dev/sdc1 | |
sudo kill PID_shown_in_fuser | |
# sudo kill -9 PID if it won't stop | |
sudo umount /media/usb |
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