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.
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 URLcamera:/ . The images can then be processed using digiKam or f-spot. For advanced photo processing use The GIMP.