# Processing on ubuntu cannot access external hard drive

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-on-ubuntu-cannot-access-external-hard-drive/24100>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [September 24, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-on-ubuntu-cannot-access-external-hard-drive/24100 "2020-09-24T14:06:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sashakoshka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sashakoshka](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sashakoshka)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-on-ubuntu-cannot-access-external-hard-drive/24100/1 "2020-09-24T14:06:21Z")

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I recently installed the latest version of Pop OS, which is a Linux distro based off of Ubuntu. When I installed processing and went to look for a project file on an external disk, it did not show the complete filesystem. It did not list external drives, and it strangely mislabeled my 256 GB main drive as 8 GB.  
Does anyone know of a way to fix this?

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**Author:** ![sashakoshka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sashakoshka](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sashakoshka)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-on-ubuntu-cannot-access-external-hard-drive/24100/2 "2020-09-24T14:39:48Z")

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I fixed it! Heres how to do it:  
Do not install processing from the pop shop.  
Install it from the processing website.