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    Project Crostini Linux files now automatically mount in Chrome OS Files app

    Kevin TofelBy Updated:No Comments1 Min Read

    I just noted that Dev Channel version 68.0.3437.0 fixes the broken Terminal app for Project Crostini and thanks to DennyL, I found out that the Linux files automatically mount to the Chrome OS Files app in this version as well. That means no more workarounds using the SSH app!

    I didn’t see this at first for one reason: There’s a flag to enable the feature. Make sure you type chrome://flags in your browser and then enable the #crostini-files flag. Restart and you should see a new Linux Files mount in the Files app on your Chromebook. Thanks DennyL!

    After spending 15 years in IT at Fortune 100 companies, Kevin turned a hobby into a career and began covering mobile technology in 2003. He writes daily on the industry and has co-hosted the weekly MobileTechRoundup podcast since 2006. His writing has appeared in print (The New York Times, PC Magazine and PC World) and he has been featured on NBC News in Philadelphia.