I'm in a bit of a panic here. I was trying to add some new music to my MP3 player but noticed that my external hard drive wasn't showing up on my computer. I figured it might still be set as a boot drive from when I installed Linux, so I tried reformatting it. Now, I realize I may have messed something up in the Disk Utility. After attempting to fix it, I found some advice online that led me to change a setting in my BIOS to get my USB ports to recognize files properly. Now, whenever I reboot, I get stuck in the BIOS with a "No bootable device found" message. Did I accidentally wipe my Linux Mint installation while trying to format the wrong disk?
2 Answers
It sounds like you may have formatted the wrong drive. This sometimes happens if you have multiple drives connected. I'd recommend booting from a live USB to check what's still on your system and see if your important files are still there.
If you're worried about losing your custom settings, there's hope! Booting from a live USB lets you access your files without installing anything new. You can try to recover your important stuff before doing any more changes. Just make sure to double-check which drive you’re working with to avoid further issues!
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