I have a USB Drive named "Cuthbert", and various apps use paths starting with /Volumes/Cuthbert
when it is plugged in. However, my laptop is putting it at /Volumes/Cuthbert 1
, and won't let me rename it, even though there /Volumes/Cuthbert
leads to nothing. (It shows up when I ls
, but does not show up in the Finder, and there is nothing there.)
What is going on? How can I fix and prevent this frustrating situation?
/Volumes/Cuthbert
then re-insert the drive. Is the problem fixed? – Allan Aug 22 '18 at 17:43-1
. You don't want to change this behavior because it's your safety net if you plug in two drives with the exact same name. – Allan Aug 22 '18 at 18:17sudo fs_usage | grep "mkdir .*/Volumes/Cuthbert"
in a spare Terminal window, and leave it running until the problem reappears. Then check its output to get some idea what the culprit is. – Gordon Davisson Aug 22 '18 at 22:27