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Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 16:58:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update Tutorials/automount_drive_at_boot.md

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+## find the location of the drive using `lsblk`
+- ex. `/dev/sdb`
+
+## make a new partition on the disk
+- `fdisk /dev/[location of hdd]`  
+    - ex. `fdisk /dev/sdb`  
+- `n` to make a new partiton  
+`w` to save changes  
+	
+## confirm that new partition was created
+- `lsblk`
+    - ex. `/dev/sdb1`
+
+## make a file system on the partiton
+- `mkfs -t ext4 /dev/[location of partition]`
+    - ex. `mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1`
+	
+## make directory to mount HDD
+ - `sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd`
+
+## get uuid for drive to be mounted
+- `lsblk -fs`
+
+## make a backup of /etc/fstab
+- `sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bk`
+
+## add new harddrive to /etc/fstab
+- `sudo nano /etc/fstab`
+- add the line `UUID=[drive UUID] [mount location] ext4 defaults,auto,rw 0 0`
+    - ex. `UUID=4579acc6-e00d-433b-8087-0a75506e7a9c /mnt/hdd ext4 defaults,auto,rw 0 0`
+	
+## restart system to confirm that drive mounts at boot