On 01-06-2024 18:33, nisp1953 via Dng wrote:
> Devuan Daedalus 5.0 on AMD 64
> Xfce desktop
>
> Hi All:
>
> I accidentally disconnected my Ext2 USB HDD. I need to run fsck on
> it. Howeverwhne I I plug iit in , Thunar mounts it. If I unmount it,
> then the /de/sdb4 disappears.
>
> How do you fsck a corrupted external HDD? Is there a way to turn off automount?
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Jonathan
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AFAIK you should be able to dismount it from cli with umount.

Further in Thunar 1.18 with a right mouse click I can choose unmount or
eject where eject makes /dev/sdxx disappear. After umount you can choose
between mount and eject.

Grtz.

Nick