I have a 480 GB SSD that got corrupted after my PC crashed in the hot weather and I had to force a shutdown. I can still see the partitions, but I'm stuck on what to do next. I can't repair or mount them, and formatting seems impossible too. Even trying to delete the partitions with tools like fdisk or wipefs doesn't work, and reinstalling Linux Mint isn't going through either. Instead, I keep getting errors like I/O error, D-Bus error, or udisks-error-quark, 0. I even tried plugging the SSD into a Windows PC, but it wouldn't boot. It feels dead, but since I can still see the partitions, I'm confused about why I can't write zeros to it. Any advice on what I should try next?
3 Answers
If you're looking to completely start fresh, consider doing a low-level format. I don't have a Linux tool for that, but if you can connect the SSD to a Windows machine, tools like HDDGURU or EaseUS should do the trick.
It sounds like your SSD could be in a read-only state, which is a common failing mode. This lets you at least recover data from it, even if you can’t write anything back. You might want to explore that route first to save any important files.
You could try booting from a GParted live USB to see if you can wipe the SSD that way. It sometimes helps in cases like this where standard tools fail.
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