Locating a file on a HDD ( /media/)

I am quite new to Ubuntu as I installed the operating system last night on my laptop. I was surprised to see how smooth the transition was even though I made the big jump and decided to use it as my only OS. Prior to my installation, I have backed most of my files on an external hard drive so I could restore my media libraries to what they once were.

Now the problem I am experiencing, is that the hdd seems to be located in /media/, however when I start my my e-book management software and want to direct it to a folder on my external HDD, I cannot seem to find said /media/ folder. Is it located somewhere in Home?

I'm really sorry if this sounds like a silly question, but I am really clueless about ubuntu and linux in general. ( Perhaps I should actually buy a E-book on the subject ! )

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Finding is easy, open a terminal.
Run (replace <filename> with the filename you're searching for):

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find /media | grep "<filename>"

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Ignore the first 2 sections between the / and / (e.g media and the mount name from your hdd) the rest should be the path to the filename on your hdd.

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Originally Posted by Rebel Yellow

Now the problem I am experiencing, is that the hdd seems to be located in /media/,

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Yes, an external usb disk will be mounted most likely under /media

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however when I start my my e-book management software and want to direct it to a folder on my external HDD, I cannot seem to find said /media/ folder. Is it located somewhere in Home?

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Could you please clarify what is that software, and where are you running it from? Sorry if I didn't understand, but I'd expect you to be running a program as Calibre from within ubuntu to manage your ebook libraries and physical connection. Is that the case?