Why won't USB Mount to Desktop? I have a Mac. I plugged in a USB stick and I realized that I couldn't find the USB in my Desktop folder through the command-line. Turns out USB is mounted to ~/Volumes.

If there's an USB icon on the Desktop, why can't I see it in the terminal? Also since they put a USB icon on Desktop, why not mount the USB to Desktop?
The usb icon you see in your 'desktop' is a finder's option, it has nothing to do with your actual desktop directory.

You can link the usb to your desktop directory : 

ln -s /Volumes/"usb" ~/Desktop/"usb"


this way you'll have the usb folder on your finder's desktop and you desktop directory