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--- mergerfs:combine_multiple_hard_drives_into_a_single_mountpoint [2025/06/06 20:54] – [Try to Manually Mount] peter
+++ mergerfs:combine_multiple_hard_drives_into_a_single_mountpoint [2025/06/06 21:00] (current) – [Check] peter
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 <code bash>
-cd /srv
+cd /mnt
-/srv$ ls -l
+/mnt$ ls -l
 ls: cannot access 'virt': No such file or directory
 total 0
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 <file bash /etc/fstab>
 ...
-UUID=b8548ed6-a3e9-44b2-845c-648892491c2d   /mnt/media1   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
+UUID=b8548ed6-a3e9-44b2-845c-648892491c2d   /mnt/disk01   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
-UUID=c09544b8-0dc3-4532-a1c7-31fd63c8c97e   /mnt/media2   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
+UUID=c09544b8-0dc3-4532-a1c7-31fd63c8c97e   /mnt/disk02   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
-UUID=347f34a3-b4b1-47c9-bec9-3ea0c4aa3715   /mnt/media3   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
+UUID=347f34a3-b4b1-47c9-bec9-3ea0c4aa3715   /mnt/disk03   ext4    errors=remount-ro   0   0
-/mnt/media* /srv/media fuse.mergerfs defaults,allow_other,nonempty,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,category.create=epmfs,fsname=mergerfs 0 0
+/mnt/disk* /mnt/media fuse.mergerfs defaults,allow_other,nonempty,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,category.create=epmfs,fsname=mergerfs 0 0
-#OLD /mnt/media* /srv/media fuse.mergerfs defaults,allow_other,nonempty,use_ino,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,category.create=mspmfs,fsname=mergerfs 0 0
+# Another way.
+#/mnt/disk01:/mnt/disk02:/mnt/disk03 /mnt/media fuse.mergerfs defaults,allow_other,nonempty,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,category.create=epmfs,fsname=mergerfs 0 0
+#OLD /mnt/disk* /mnt/media fuse.mergerfs defaults,allow_other,nonempty,use_ino,moveonenospc=true,dropcacheonclose=true,category.create=mspmfs,fsname=mergerfs 0 0
 </file>
 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  It is recommended to have the mount points for each drive to be /mnt/media1, /mnt/media2, and /mnt/media3, and so on.
+**NOTE:**  It is recommended to have the mount points for each drive to be /mnt/disk01, /mnt/disk02, and /mnt/disk03, and so on.
-  * This way by using /mnt/media* for the new mergerfs entry in fstab, it will pick up all the drives and any future ones added that uses the same naming scheme.
+  * This way by using /mnt/disk* for the new mergerfs entry in fstab, it will pick up all the drives and any future ones added that uses the same naming scheme.
-  * The new unified single mount point will be in **/srv/media**.
+  * The new unified single mount point will be in **/mnt/media**.
-  * To get the UUID values for the disks, use <code bash>lsblk -d -o NAME,PATH,SIZE,SERIAL,UUID</code>
+  * To get the UUID values for the disks, use <code bash>lsblk -d -o NAME,PATH,SIZE,SERIAL,UUID,LABEL</code>
 </WRAP>
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 <code bash>
-ls /srv/media
+ls /mnt/media
 </code>
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 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  The nified mount point should show all the data.
+**NOTE:**  The unified mount point should show all the data.
+  * This example assumes the original disks included into the mergerfs had those directories or files that are returned.
 </WRAP>