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radiant ore Jan 18, 2026, 11:29 PM

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So right now my internal ssd has its filesystem corrupted. I've tried running commands like fsck but they're not being recognized as commands in grub. For now I'm trying to see if I can make a boot device and run mint in compatibility mode (as a temporary fix) but I keep running into KERNAL ERROR! PLEASE REBOOT IMMEDIATELY! (which is kinda a jumpscare all things considered). I've tried like 4 different drives by now and I'm running into the same error. Do any of you have recommended options for me? I only really have two folders I actually care about saving (my original sprites and 3d models), but they are big folders.

quick knot Jan 18, 2026, 11:33 PM

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make a live usb and boot it in NORMAL MODE

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and verify the ISO TWICE. first the one you got from the internet, and if that passes, then verify again right on the flash stick

quick knot Jan 18, 2026, 11:36 PM

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radiant ore So right now my internal ssd has its filesystem corrupted. I've tried running co...

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Once booted live, you can run lsblk -f to see your device names and partition numbers and filesystems. You can then `sudo fsck...." the right one

radiant ore Jan 20, 2026, 7:52 PM

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Your advice was helpful. Specifically the manuals you showed me. Turns out it was my USB imager and not the USB itself. Now I just need to figure out the file recovery process for my internal ssd.

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Would you recommend I download tools for this, or is this the kind of thing you try from the command line?

quick knot Jan 20, 2026, 7:58 PM

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see if you get to a live desktop. run the included Disks app

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click the drive and partition of concern, then the gear icon, and 'check' (or repair) filesystem'

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then once done, click play, and the blue link that appears

radiant ore Jan 20, 2026, 7:59 PM

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I got a live desktop

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Before I run a repair is there an easy way to shove the entire contents of my corrupted SSD onto my terabyte external hard drive as a backup in case things go wrong?

quick knot Jan 20, 2026, 8:15 PM

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if it's corrupt, then you're not doing yourself a favour

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do a CHECK first.

radiant ore Jan 20, 2026, 8:21 PM

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Nvm, I did filesystem repair and it all worked out, I rebooted and logged in and all my stuff was there and I am so friggin happy rn!

quick knot Jan 20, 2026, 8:21 PM

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ayyyy

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if u have stuff to backup do so

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mint backup tool. (aka dejadup)

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