On 11/18/2014 08:55 AM, Adrian Blake wrote:
Using Lubuntu 14.04. After a software update/reboot yesterday could not access my desktop. Can still access the GRUB menu. How can I get my desktop back? I want to back up my files before anything else unexpected happens!
Adrian:
If the live-CD will run (or a live-CD of a prior level) will run on the machine, you can access the files on your hard-disk, and copy them somewhere to save them. I have several times rescued files from a non-bootable system that way.
You could use gparted to even re-size a partition and create a partition from the freed-space, though re-sizing introduces an element of risk.
A high-capacity USB drive, or a USB external hard-disk would be a good place to copy things to.
You won't be able to use the CD/DVD drive to copy-to if you're using it for the live CD/DVD. Of course, a live-USB system would make writing to CD/DVD an option.
-- Sincerely, Aere
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