I came across this bug - I've cherry-picked the patch and uploaded it. Let this bug know if it doesn't work (once it's been automatically closed).
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618370 Title: nautilus does not show external drives in sidebar if plugged in on reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1618370/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs