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I have a 8GB pendrive which is blank as far as I know. I plug it in but it does not mount automatically. I can see it in Disks Utility as well as with lsblk but not with the Files Manager. I tried the instructions at: https://fossbytes.com/mount-unmount-usb-drive-on-ubuntu-linux/ However, I am not able to mount it as either the FAT32 or NFTS method. After I created the dir on the desktop to serve as the mountpoint, running sudo mount /dev/sdb /Desktop/extHD returns mount: /Desktop/extHD: mount point does not exist.

Using the NTFS, predictably says that the NTFS signature is missing with a bunch of other verbiage.

My goal is to create a bootable USB with Windows on it. I have the ISO and am getting confused as to how to mount let alone create a bootable USB pendrive. Please advise. Thanks.

216ann
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There's a mistake on the mountpoint path. Instead of /Desktop/extHD it should be /home/yourusername/Desktop/extHD, or simply ./extHD if you're already inside the Desktop folder. To find out where you are you can run the pwd command.

Provided you already have an iso, you can use Etcher or mintstick to help you make bootable pendrives from iso files. If your iso is faulty, the most popular method I found for making one is by using WinToUSB.

André M Piva
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