Comments on Profile Post by fraggler

  1. scblock
    scblock
    I've had some success in the past booting from a modern Linux installer live image (Unbuntu, Fedora) and using the partition manager in it, but tough to say if the issue you describe is something it could handle.
    Sep 23, 2022
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  2. fraggler
    fraggler
    I used something years ago that was a specialized Linux that could boot from a thumb drive like you mentioned. I just cannot remember what it was.
    Sep 23, 2022
  3. mitochondrium
    mitochondrium
    gparted?
    Sep 23, 2022
  4. fraggler
    fraggler
    Sep 23, 2022
  5. Kernel Kurtz
    Kernel Kurtz
    Sep 23, 2022
  6. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    There is something called testdisk. As I understand it, it finds inconsistencies and fixes them. But all I really know is that it has made some external drives work for me. Maybe CHKDSK would have: but I don't have a windows machine.
    Sep 23, 2022
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  7. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    Another thought is... If you can boot from a Linux-distro thumbdrive, you can at least take a look around. If visible, perhaps copy some important stuff off the SSD.
    The vital thing is to do nothing that *writes* to the damaged disk/partition. Unless or until you know what you are doing, or one of the tools @Kernel Kurtz recommends is fixing stuff for you.
    Sep 23, 2022
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