# 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, 25.04.



<span style="font-size: larger;">**Metadata**</span>

| 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       |
