Hey everyone, I'm new to Linux and just installed Mint on my laptop since my Windows 11 setup was making my laptop run hot and slow. I had a dual boot system, but today I decided to delete the Windows 11 partition. I formatted that partition, thinking it would make my life easier, but then I tried to mount it to access it. I think I messed up because after rebooting a few times, all my desktop apps and widgets disappeared, and I also lost files from my Documents directory. I'm not sure what I did wrong, and without any backups, is there a way to recover my files? I'm a little annoyed since nothing was critically important, but I'm considering a clean install to simplify things to just one partition. Any advice?
2 Answers
You should definitely double-check which partitions you have. From what you've shared, it seems you have an EFI boot partition and a few others. Be careful with formatting; it’s easy to confuse partitions. If you’re not too attached to the files, doing a clean install might save you a lot of headaches, especially if you're new to Linux. Just make sure to backup anything important in the future!
It sounds like you might have accidentally formatted your home partition instead of the Windows one. Check your disk partitions to see if your home directory is still intact. If you've lost data from your Documents folder, recovery might be tricky, but it's worth checking if the files are still there with a file recovery program if you haven't overwritten the partition. If everything looks too damaged, a clean install might actually be the best route, especially if you're feeling uncertain about partitioning and mounting in Linux.
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