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Updated the Data Recovery guide and included updated keywords, re-organized instructions and summarized parts of the original article.
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Great job removing some of the verbose wording and adjectives. Formatting should remain as consistent across articles as possible. There is a great guide for markdown here: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/getting-started-with-writing-and-formatting-on-github/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax
Numbering steps may be a better protocol because it helps people refer to instructions when they are stuck.
I recommend moving the additional backup tools and enterprise tools to the bottom as an after thought so it doesn't break up the instructions.
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| This article covers ways to extract and save your data in the event of an OS failure, update failure, or similar situation. If you are having issues reaching your login screen, this [article](/articles/login-loop-pop) may be helpful instead. | ||
| This guide helps users recover data and restore system functionality after _OS failure, update issues, bootloader errors, or hardware problems._ |
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| This guide helps users recover data and restore system functionality after _OS failure, update issues, bootloader errors, or hardware problems._ | |
| This guide helps users recover data and restore system functionality after _OS failure, update issues, bootloader errors, or hardware problems. |
| ## If you can't boot your installed OS | ||
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| If you are not able to boot into your installed OS, then we will want to boot from a live disk. If you have Pop!\_OS installed we can use the Pop!\_OS Recovery Partition. | ||
| * Pop!_OS |
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| * Pop!_OS | |
| # Pop!\_OS |
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| If you are not able to boot into your installed OS, then we will want to boot from a live disk. If you have Pop!\_OS installed we can use the Pop!\_OS Recovery Partition. | ||
| * Pop!_OS | ||
| * Use Recovery Partition: Hold **Spacebar** or press **ESC** at boot menu. Select **Pop!_OS Recovery** |
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| * Use Recovery Partition: Hold **Spacebar** or press **ESC** at boot menu. Select **Pop!_OS Recovery** | |
| Use Recovery Partition: | |
| 1. Hold <kbd>Spacebar</kbd>or press <kbd>ESC</kbd> at boot menu. Select **Pop!\_OS Recovery** |
| If you are not able to boot into your installed OS, then we will want to boot from a live disk. If you have Pop!\_OS installed we can use the Pop!\_OS Recovery Partition. | ||
| * Pop!_OS | ||
| * Use Recovery Partition: Hold **Spacebar** or press **ESC** at boot menu. Select **Pop!_OS Recovery** | ||
| * **If Recovery is missing:** Create a Live USB from this [link](https://pop.system76.com/). |
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| * **If Recovery is missing:** Create a Live USB from this [link](https://pop.system76.com/). | |
| _If Recovery is missing_: Download Pop!\_OS and create a Live USB from this [link](https://pop.system76.com/). |
| * Pop!_OS | ||
| * Use Recovery Partition: Hold **Spacebar** or press **ESC** at boot menu. Select **Pop!_OS Recovery** | ||
| * **If Recovery is missing:** Create a Live USB from this [link](https://pop.system76.com/). | ||
| * Ubuntu |
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| * Ubuntu | |
| # Ubuntu |
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| ## If the System Doesn't Power On | ||
| * Open **Files** > **Other Locations** | ||
| * Look for secondary drives or partitions. |
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| * Look for secondary drives or partitions. | |
| 2. Identify secondary drives or partitions. On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. |
| ## If the System Doesn't Power On | ||
| * Open **Files** > **Other Locations** | ||
| * Look for secondary drives or partitions. | ||
| * On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. |
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| * On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. |
| * Open **Files** > **Other Locations** | ||
| * Look for secondary drives or partitions. | ||
| * On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. | ||
| * Refer to your model's service manual to remove the drive. |
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why remove the drive?
| * Look for secondary drives or partitions. | ||
| * On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. | ||
| * Refer to your model's service manual to remove the drive. | ||
| * Use a USB-to-SATA adapter to connect it to another system. |
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why this step as well?
| * On System76 devices, secondary drives may be labeled **Extra Drive**. | ||
| * Refer to your model's service manual to remove the drive. | ||
| * Use a USB-to-SATA adapter to connect it to another system. | ||
| * Back up data using the steps above. |
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| * Back up data using the steps above. | |
| ### Initiate the Backup |
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Do you have to click a button after you choose a location? A screenshot here would be helpful to finalize the backup process.
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Updated the Data Recovery guide and included updated keywords, re-organized instructions and summarized parts of the original article.