Ubuntu – How to add drive/partition-icon to the launcher

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My dualboot-system (win7 / ubuntu 12.04) has a ntfs-formatted partition called "/share" for files I use both in win7 and ubuntu (e.g. pictures, music etc.).

I'd like to have a symbol of this drive in the launcher.
But although the partition is mounted (Mount point: /media/share) and shown in the left side bar of a folder, there is no Icon in the launcher!
How can I add this Icon to the launcher?

(CompizConfig Setting manager >> ubuntu unity plugin >> Experimental >> show devices always" will only show win-Partition, not the /share -partition)

Best Answer

I have a hd named "backup" which I "accidentally" removed. ;)

I added the backup-hd-icon to the launcher by

  1. Clicked the dash
  2. Typed backup
  3. Dragged the icon to the launcher

Important is that you don't drag the folder, you want to search for the hd icon

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