macOS Script that will mount an external HD

Partron22 said:

This Applescript should do it for you:

Code:

set volumename to "Betelgeuse" -- change this to the volume name you want

try
	do shell script "diskutil mount " & quoted form of volumename
	
	-- To unmount the volume use:
	-- do shell script "diskutil unmount /Volumes/" & quoted form of volumename
	
	-- To start up iTunes use
	-- tell application "iTunes" to activate
	
on error
	-- something went wrong with the mount, or unmount
	-- you can try to fix it here
end try

see http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20041024142036862

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Partron22 said:

Copy the text in that "Code" block into an AppleScript Editor window
Change the word "Betelgeuse" to whatever the name of your drive is.
Click the run button.
It should mount the drive.

All those lines that start with --
are comments.

If you remove the -- from the "-- tell application "iTunes" to activate"
The script will start up iTunes after mounting the drive.

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Partron22 said:

Oh, it's a network device!
That's different: You want something like this:

Code:

set mypth to "afp://XXX._afpovertcp._tcp.local/YYY" -- Get this from the Finder's get Info window for the network disk after you mount it manually The information you want is the "Server:" line.
set err to false
tell application "Finder"
	try
		mount volume mypth
	on error
		set err to true
	end try
end tell
if err is equal to false then
	tell application "iTunes"
		activate
	end tell
end if

-- MountNetworkDrives
-- see: http://www.theothertomelliott.com/node/232
-- Or, you can just put these paths as url's in the startup items folder
-- see also: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050215082247458

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