unable to mount hard drive

[candid nymph]

Before I put the timeshift file in the drive it was working but when I put the file on the drive then now it's not working , I searched what could be the possible cause I think it was the drive has windows file? Can my timeshift can be still used in that drive? Because when I tried to move the shift file again it took forever to move

[quiet brook]

#1270759136384253985 message

if the drive is 100% NTFS and you use it for Linux a lot, i would recommend to resize it. eg: 40/60 ntfs/ext4

and use the ext4 partition to save the time shift snapshots. It writes way faster,

use gparted to resize partitions, and create new formats

[candid nymph]

I check the properties to the timeshift folder it has "read only " could this be the cause why I can't copy and paste to other drives?

[quiet brook]

no

are you just trying to move one snapshot file?

[candid nymph]

Ahhh or I could shrink the drive then the partition should be ext4 then I move the timeshift file there ?

[quiet brook]

yes

[candid nymph]

Yes

[candid nymph]

Ow okay thanks a lot I will try right now

[quiet brook]

depends where u were trying to move it, but u can simply do a new snapshot once u make ext4

(if system is running ok)

and do that thing I linked

[candid nymph]

But I already formatted the drive where I have the previous linux mint 🤦

[quiet brook]

k

reinstall fresh

then u perhaps may be able to have more options in restoring

[candid nymph]

I tried the fresh install and I was gonna use the timeshift file from the other drive I save but I messed up because it was a Ntfs now the drive is cannot be mount

[quiet brook]

DO THE THING IN THE LINK!!

[candid nymph]

So I'm trying now what you said earlier to have 2 partitions 1 for ntfs and the other ext4 hopefully chkdsk can resolve this because when i tried shrinking the volume it had an error

[quiet brook]

Do everything in order as I wrote it there

[candid nymph]

I hope this chkdsk didn't delete the timeshift files 🤦

[quiet brook]

it shouldnt

[candid nymph]

Where can I find the link?

[quiet brook]

hang on let it finish

u just did chkdsk /f on the drive, right?

[candid nymph]

Yes

[quiet brook]

k

did it finish?

[candid nymph]

Nah I think it takes to long doing chkdsk

Ow timing it's already finish

[quiet brook]

as long as u didnt do /r then it wont take that long

[candid nymph]

Ow false alarm

[quiet brook]

ok what version of mint was the snapshot?

[candid nymph]

22

The first snapshot i guess was 21.3

But I upgrade to 22 and made a new snapshot

[quiet brook]

ok so with the new fresh install of 22, as soon as u boot into it, plug in the ntfs drive, then follow steps in link

[quiet brook]

.

[candid nymph]

So should i plug out the drive first then after the fresh install i will plug it again?

[quiet brook]

sure

[candid nymph]

Will it work even if I don't plug it out?

[quiet brook]

sure just be extremely careful to install on proper disk

[candid nymph]

Okay noted, thank you so much

[candid nymph]

After fresh installation should I update and upgrade first before using the timeshift file?

I tried restoring the timeshift file after a fresh install and then after rebooting this ui shows up not the normal ui login

[quiet brook]

what version did you fresh install?

[candid nymph]

I'll accept It was my fault the timeshift was messed up because I didn't include all the files , anyways thanks for the help 😊.

[quiet brook]

can't jump from 19.3 to 21.3 or 22 and expect it to work