multiple names for the same external drive

[Scott Blair]

I am running Ubuntu 16.04, but this happened in 15.10 also. I have 3 
external drives, external, mobilbackup and routerdrive. Something 
glitches with them and the naming convention. I now have, under media, 
external1, external11, external12, mobilbackup, mobilbackup1, 
routerdrive, routerdrive1 and routerdrive2. I am also seeing Ubuntu-mate 
16.04 lts amd64 and Ubuntu-mate 16. amd641, which are old install dvds. 
The files can only be found on the last one that was renamed. When they 
get "renamed" I have some programs that I have to reconfigure for the 
name change. Is there anyway to go back to the original names and keep 
them from renaming themselves? They are running off of a PCI express USB 
3.0 card. Once in awhile, after a reboot, it won't see external and I 
have to unplug it and plug it into a different port to be seen.

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Scott Blair:
Thanks,

Scott Blair

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