# How to access ipfs as mounted file system from a normal fm

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-ipfs-as-mounted-file-system-from-a-normal-fm/13454>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** files\
**Created:** [February 12, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-ipfs-as-mounted-file-system-from-a-normal-fm/13454 "2022-02-12T18:17:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martinligabue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/martinligabue/32/6019_2.png) [@Martinligabue](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Martinligabue)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-ipfs-as-mounted-file-system-from-a-normal-fm/13454/1 "2022-02-12T18:17:52Z")

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I found in the docs that there are ways to use ipfs as a normal file system ([http://docs.ipfs.io.ipns.localhost:8080/concepts/file-systems/#mutable-file-system-mfs](http://docs.ipfs.io.ipns.localhost:8080/concepts/file-systems/#mutable-file-system-mfs)), but I couldn’t find anywhere info on how to mount it as a filesystem in files managers like dolphin, so the files on the ipfs node can be managed as normal files, or at least copied/pasted/renamed more easily, also because it would allow to easily use any application to interact with it. hope I made clear what I’m asking

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**Author:** ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-ipfs-as-mounted-file-system-from-a-normal-fm/13454/2 "2022-02-14T17:54:14Z")

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There’s an `ipfs mount` subcommand that makes the filesystem mounts. See `ipfs mount --help`.

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**Author:** ![Martinligabue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/martinligabue/32/6019_2.png) [@Martinligabue](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Martinligabue)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-access-ipfs-as-mounted-file-system-from-a-normal-fm/13454/3 "2022-02-14T18:00:59Z")

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oh, ok, I thought it was something different, like a way to get every file in the ipfs available, I’ll try reading that again