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The message “Device Elements already mounted” means the system believes the drive is already mounted, but if you don’t see it in the file manager, it might be mounted in a non-standard location or there may be a permissions issue.
Let’s troubleshoot:
1. Check Where It's Mounted
Open a terminal and type:
mount
Look for a line mentioning Elements. It may show something like:
/dev/da1s2 on /media/Elements (msdosfs, local, nosuid, mounted by yourusername)
This tells you the exact mount point.
If it's not under /media/
or /mnt/
, try:
ls /media
ls /mnt
2. Manually Open the Location
If it's mounted in /media/Elements
, for example, but not visible in the file manager:
3. Check Permissions
Sometimes the mount point is owned by root
and your user can’t see the files. You can check with:
ls -ld /media/Elements
If it's owned by root
, you might need to use sudo
to access it, or adjust the permissions.