To mount a USB drive: sudo mkdir /mnt/usbdrive
dev/sda2 If the partition exists, points to the 2nd partition, etc. dev/sda1 If the drive is formatted, points to the drive’s 1st partition Brief Discover the location of a USB drive: ls /dev/sda*
But I highly recommend reading the rest of the article as there are a number of potential pitfalls with the Pi and external USB drives that are addressed. So I have a created a quick summary of the commands on how to mount a drive below. This article was meant to be a brief piece on how to mount an external USB drive, but it quickly spiralled out when I started writing about all the nuances and potential issues one might encounter.