Auto-Mounting an NTFS Disk at Boot on Ubuntu

TL;DR

To automatically mount an NTFS disk at startup on Ubuntu, you need to configure /etc/fstab with the correct UUID and settings. Below are the steps to achieve this.

Steps

Find the Disk’s UUID
Run the following command to find the UUID of your NTFS partition:
```
sudo blkid
```
Locate the UUID for your disk (e.g., /dev/sda1) from the output.
Create a Mount Point
Create a directory where the disk will be mounted. For example:
```
sudo mkdir /media/$USER
```
Edit /etc/fstab
Open the /etc/fstab file to add the new mount entry:
```
sudo vi /etc/fstab
```
Add the Disk to /etc/fstab
Add the following line to /etc/fstab to ensure your NTFS disk mounts at boot:
```
UUID=F272D12672D0F079 /dev/nvme0n1p6 ntfs-3g defaults,nofail,x-systemd.automount 0 0
```
- F272D12672D0F079: UUID of the disk.
- /media/$USER: The mount point you created.
- ntfs-3g: NTFS file system type.
- defaults,nofail,x-systemd.automount: Mount options to ensure safe mounting and boot process.
NOTE: If it’s an ext4 partition, use ext4 instead of ntfs-3g and remove x-systemd.automount:
```
UUID=xxxx-xxxx /mnt/mydisk ext4 defaults,nofail 0 2
```
Test the Configuration
Run the following command to test if the configuration works:
```
sudo mount -a
```
If there are no errors, the disk should now mount automatically on boot.
Reboot the System
Reboot the system:
```
sudo reboot
```

Now, the disk should be automatically mounted when the system starts, and any bookmarks pointing to that disk will work right away without manually mounting it.