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can i disable hard disk partition from being displayed on desktop

Asked by Chetan

when i turn on system desktop is empty, when i access some partition on my hard disk it gets displayed on the desktop i want to disable this how to disable it..........

thanks for the help.................

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

Please open a terminal and type:
gconf-editor

Navigate to
/apps/nautilus/desktop/
option:
volumes_visible=false

Reference:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnomeTerminal
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
http://library.gnome.org/users/gconf-editor/2.22/getting-started.html.en

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Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#2

In Ubuntu, partitions are automatically mounted when accessed. The same applies to USB devices that show up on your Desktop when inserted.

To remove the displayed item, right click on its icon and select "Unmount Volume" from the drop-down list. That will make the icon disappear.

You must always unmount a device when you no longer require it. This is especially important in the use of USB sticks to enable the completion of any data transfer.

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Chetan (chetan.halappa) said : 		#3

thank u both...........

small correction after i read the contents of the link.we cannot do this on using terminal it does not come into effect.we have to use the following

application->system tools->konsole

there do as "SAM" said above............

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Chetan (chetan.halappa) said : 		#4

Thanks Sam, that solved my question.