Block dev doesn't mount in Fed-33 AppVM after Dom0 attached

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R4.0.4-x86_64
Attached NTSF HDD block device partition xvdi with Qubes device widget.
Opened gnome-disk-utility in F-33 AppVM.
Error returned:

disk_mount_error

This only occurs with Fedora-33, Fedora-32 still functions. The F-33 Template was installed by me per https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/#installing. The F-32 Templates were created in a clean OS install from a signed Qubes ISO. A USB drive attached to the same F-33 AppVM is mountable.

Log:

17:53:02 systemd: Started dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.DiskUtility@1.service.
17:53:02 gnome-disks: gdk_atom_intern: assertion ‘atom_name != NULL’ failed
17:53:10 mount.ntfs: http://tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-faq/#unprivileged
Error opening read-only ‘/dev/xvdi’: Permission denied
Failed to mount ‘/dev/xvdi’: Permission denied
Please check ‘/dev/xvdi’ and the ntfs-3g binary permissions,
and the mounting user ID. More explanation is provided at
http://tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-faq/#unprivileged
17:53:19 systemd: Started dbus-:1.2-org.gnome.Logs@0.service.

Apparently, Fedora adopted a Tuxera NTFS-3G driver for R33. That’s a broken link though.
I have a standard SATA Western Digital black drive (a WD-1003… I think) NTFS formatted with only data files - no system besides the GPT vol info and unencrypted (need to do something about that though).
Any ideas? Could it be a config issue? I suppose I can replace it with a new SSD; it is pretty old.
Thanks for your help and knowledge.

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I guess I need to look up the Linux CLI command for mounting volumes and try it in the terminal.
Is it possible the driver is only incorporated into the gnome-disk-utility package?

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It worked.
sudo mount -t auto -v /dev/xvdi /mnt/removable
Next I’ll try uninstalling and reinstalling gnome-disk-utility, or find a different package.