Whether to automatically mount media

If set to true, then Nautilus will automatically mount media such as user-visible hard disks and removable media on start-up and media insertion.

  • Type: dconf

  • Key: /org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount

  • Default: true

Note: default system value is used for “Not Configured” and enforced if “Disabled”.

Supported on Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 24.10.

Metadata

Element

Value

Location

User Policies -> Ubuntu -> Peripherals -> Whether to automatically mount media

Registry Key

Software\Policies\Ubuntu\dconf\org\gnome\desktop\media-handling\automount

Element type

boolean

Class:

User