Doing some research, I found the MTP spec at: https://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/ms867188.aspx
Chapter 5.1.1 DeviceInfo Dataset specifies a Serial Number (5.1.1.14), which is "required to be unique among all devices sharing identical Model and Device Version fields". Thus every MTP device should be uniquely identifiable by the following fields from its DeviceInfo: - Manufacturer - Model - Device Version - Serial Number -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1419523 Title: GVFS MTP paths are not stable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1419523/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs