ubuntu dock doesn't show network drives

[grolongo]

On Ubuntu 22.10, after successfully mounting a network drive through Nautilus (Files -> Other Locations -> Connect to Server), the network drive doesn't appear as it should in the dock.

Settings -> Ubuntu Desktop -> Configure dock behavior -> Include Unmounted Volumes & Include Network Volumes

gsettings get org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-mounts
true
gsettings get org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-mounts-network
true

All options are enabled (as it is by default).

Note that it works fine for external drives like a USB key. It just doesn't for network drives somehow.

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

Please, provide the output of the command:

 gio info /media/$USER/path-of-the-mounted-device

Adapting the path accordingly.

[grolongo (grolongo)]

Sorry for the very long delay.

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Following your comment, I changed the mapping path from:

/mnt/path-of-the-mounted-device

to:

/media/$USER/path-of-the-mounted-device

and now the network share shows up correctly in the dock. good.

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I didn't know we have to do it under /media solely for it to be displayed in the dock.

What bothers me though is that I did all that from the command line, editing /etc/fstab and before that $HOME/.smbcredentials manually.

I'm guessing the majority of users won't do that and will instead use the more user-friendly way of mapping it from Nautilus (Files).

When you do it from the GUI (Files):

1. open a Nautilus window
2. Other Locations -> Connect to Server -> Enter server address
3. enter your credentials in the dialog box, done.

The mapping happens in:

/run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=192.168.1.28,share=mysharingfolder

and therefore the dock doesn't show it (only in Files).