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Just mount it to a fixed location in
/etc/fstab, but use a mount option likenofailornobootwait(quick search showed that this is the option for ubuntu users), so your machine still boots when the drive is not connectedis
/fstaba folder? Or do you mean change that actual file?/etc/fstabis a file that controls auto mount points at boot. You can read about it with the commandman fstab, or search up how to add something to it in a search engine. There are plenty of resources to help you online with creating a mount in the fstab.But be careful, you can pretty easily break stuff by messing up fstab
Easily? Just don't go deleting things and you're probably fine.