openSUSE supports the automatic detection of mobile storage devices over FireWire (IEEE 1394) or USB. The term mobile storage device applies to any kind of FireWire or USB hard disk, USB flash drive, or digital camera. These devices are automatically detected and configured as soon as they are connected with the system over the corresponding interface. The file managers of both GNOME and KDE offer flexible handling of mobile hardware items. To unmount any of these media safely, use the (KDE) or (GNOME) feature of either file manager. The handling of removable media by your desktop is described in more detail in the GNOME User Guide and KDE User Guide.
As soon as an external hard disk has been correctly recognized by the system, its icon appears in the file manager. Clicking the icon displays the contents of the drive. It is possible to create folders and files here and edit or delete them. To rename a hard disk from the name it had been given by the system, select the corresponding menu item from the menu that opens when the icon is right-clicked. This name change is limited to display in the file manager. The descriptor by which the device is mounted in /media remains unaffected by this.
These devices are handled by the system just like external hard disks. It is similarly possible to rename the entries in the file manager.
Digital cameras recognized by the system also appear as external
drives in the overview of the file manager. KDE allows reading and
accessing the pictures at the URL camera:/ as described
in
Section 1.4.5, Accessing Digital Cameras with Konqueror,
(↑ KDE User Guide ). The images can then be
processed using digiKam or f-spot. For advanced photo processing use
The GIMP. For a short introduction to digiKam and The GIMP, see Section 17.0, Managing Your Digital Image Collection,
(↑ KDE User Guide ) and Section 16.0, Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP,
(↑ KDE User Guide ). Find more
information about f-spot in GNOME User Guide.