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# Mounting volumes automatically

You may not wish to leave volumes mounted all of the time when they're only used by Synk. To allow unattended/scheduled running of scripts, Synk can automatically mount physically connected (but unmounted) hard drives, disk images, and many types of network volumes.

If Synk mounts a volume automatically, it will also unmount it at the end of the run.

## To automatically mount volumes as needed by Synk:

1. Define the folders you wish to use as base directories as you normally would
2. If necessary, click the "Edit" button in the lower right of the base directory display to show the sequence of volumes used to locate the base directory
3. Check "Automatically mount for run if not already mounted" on any volumes for which this setting is available. (Physically connected volumes will not show the setting; it is permanently enabled for this type of volume.)
4. Provide any requested username/password information to authorize Synk to access the volumes

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