I was trying to add new music to my MP3 player and noticed my external hard drive wasn't showing up on my computer. I thought maybe it was still set up as a boot drive since I installed Linux from it, so I tried reformatting it. That didn't work, so I followed some advice on a forum to adjust a BIOS setting to get my USB ports working. Now, when I turn on my computer, it goes straight to the BIOS and tells me 'No bootable device found.' Did I accidentally wipe Linux off my computer during this process?
2 Answers
It sounds like you might have formatted the wrong drive by mistake. I recommend booting from a live USB, which allows you to check what’s on your drives without needing to boot into your regular operating system. That’ll help you see if your Linux installation is still intact or if you really did wipe it out.
If you're worried about losing all your custom settings and software, definitely try using a live USB to access your files first. From there, you can also look into restoring your original setup or at least backing up important files before doing anything else.
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