[HowTo] Use locate command and updatedb to search all partitions

Updatedb command by default does not include /media path for updating its database. You can change the settings in /etc/updatedb.conf so that it starts indexing other partitions too.

sudo gedit /etc/updatedb.conf

In the PRUNEPATHS setting, remove /media. Save the file and run

sudo updatedb

This will index all your files from /media folder. Make sure the partitions are mounted.

Cheers!

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