Linux Basics: Disable Showing Mounted Volumes On Linux Mint

Linux Mint Cinnamon by default has a feature that automatically shows mounted volumes on the Desktop. This makes navigation to this mounted volumes sometimes very fast, as they are located right on your desktop.

mounted_drives

But sometimes you may not want to show volumes on desktop. In this case, you may want to disable this feature.

To disable this:

Navigate to Mint Menu –> Preferences –> Desktop.

navigate_mint_preferences

Uncheck Mounted volumes

disable_mounted_volumes

You’re done. In future, you won’t see your mounted volumes on desktop.