Update: I've tried Transmission instead of qBittorrent and it finds my drive. Whilst this isn't a solution, it seems to point to it being a problem with that program.
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Sorry I'm really new to Linux and have no idea what this means.
Also, I suppose there is no qBittorent in software app even if it is, I do not recommend downloading it.
Try these codes in the terminal if you still are not able to find your drive.
sudo apt-get remove qbittorrent
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove qbittorrent
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install qbittorrentfstab is short for File Systems TABle.
This file, usually located in the /etc directory, determines what file systems are initiated at boot.
You can open this with GUI or terminal.
With Terminal
sudo nano /etc/fstab
With GUI:
sudo -i
nautilus
Navigate to "Other locations" > Computer > /etc
Locate the fstab file and right click it and then select open with > text editor
Now that you know how to modify the fstab file, you need to know what to put in it.
In terminal run
sudo blkid
Locate the External device listed under the device tag /dev followed by the notation like sd2 or sda3...
Note its UUID. Maybe copy it to an open text file for ease.
Copy that UUID and replace UUID-EXAMPLE in this generic line
UUID=UUID-EXAMPLE /mnt/ext/data ntfs umask=027,uid=1000,gid=1000,defaults,x-systemd.device-timeout=30 0 2
Add that line to the /etc/fstab file
Save the file in the text editor prior to closing if using GUI.
If using terminal, tap ctrl+x, then the y key to say yes to save, then then enter key.
You can reboot to test or in terminal, run
sudo mount -a
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Is your drive actually 4gb, or I am seeing something else🧐
Sorry, I really appreciate your time here but I haven't a clue what any of this is 
Think I'll just call it a day with it tbh. Way too complicated.
No, it's 1TB. I've absolutely no idea what was going on with that last screenshot. Linux is a nightmare.
There are a lot of things that look way too complicated the first time you see them.
Figuring out your Paystub, paying certain bills... Figuring out Christmas tree lights. Calculating mileage for a road trip. Beating a video game...
Riding a bicycle.
Yet, in life, we must learn early on how to manage our fear and get in and learn how to ride that bike.
Believe in yourself first. Then follow the steps one at a time. It gets less complicated with the more you learn.
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I completely agree and aside from Linux, I'm far from novice. I just don't have the time (kids, etc) to spend ages understanding this now. I really wish I'd learned earlier. I'm still struggling with so many things; this, customisation outside of the standard Zorin options, etc. I love Zorin, but I'm losing the will with it now as the simplest of things are completely stunting me.
I felt this way quite heavily when I migrated from Windows to Zorin OS.
That was shortly before Zorin OS 15 was released, so I am a bit of a noob, myself.
What got me out of my funk was a few successes. Now, Linux has opened up a new world for me that I enjoy exploring. And all I did in the beginning was complain...
I mean, baking is almost like learning chemistry. It's easy to mess it up.
Did you know that to leaven bread in the old days, they used ground up deer antler? Now we use baking powder. But, chemically, the principle is much the same. It's an acid.
Sodium bicarbonate mixed with an acid and water produces CO2.
Knowing one simple thing suddenly makes a ton of other stuff easy to understand.
When you know why it works, figuring out how to do it is not a huge learning curve or time consuming chore any more.
In the above; you only need to tell the File System Table (FSTAB) what you want it to do. Is a partition being mounted at start up? IF so, with what permissions?
That's all there is to it.
Every other step in that post is just opening the file and getting there.
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What an unbelievable reply. This sent me off listening to a 3hr video on Linux basics. I'm enjoying it again; albeit with some issues ha. Thanks a lot!
Hey
I went through all these steps, but it still doesn't work:
What I have noticed is that after booting (and until I unmount, then remount), the HDD isn't showing in my Other Locations, but it is showing up in Disks and showing up as mounted:
If I unmount, then remount, it shows up in Other Locations and can be accessed:
I am sorry, I really should have been clearer.
The Example line for FSTAB was an Example; the content still needed to be adapted for your system.
What File System format are you using on the mounted drive? NTFS? Or ext4?
No probs at all 
It's from my old Windows machine, so I'd presume it's NTFS.
Can you please check that you have ntfs-3g package installed?
sudo apt install ntfs-3g
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ntfs-3g is already the newest version (1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2).
ntfs-3g set to manually installed.
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
Have you tried using Flatseal? I've had similar issues where I needed to give something more permissions on a package I installed through software and I used that to open up it's permissions: Flathub—An app store and build service for Linux . It should also be on the software app.
This shot already shows your ntfs partition, left side above the “other locations” part. The AE0….. folder should be selected. That one is your drive.
Until I mount, the drive isn't accessible. This issue is still ongoing.
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