My whole system crashed today without any warning
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Please I need help urgently. I don't know what to do and I need someone to guide me how to restore back my system. Ubuntu 17.10 would not boot today and the Dell machine kept checking the hardware and found nothing. I am trying to restore the system from my usb flash stick. I still didn't manage to boot till now... Can someone pls help and guide me step by step I'm still a new user please.
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Please I need help urgently. I don't know what to do and I need someone to guide me how to restore back my system. Ubuntu 17.10 would not boot today and the Dell machine kept checking the hardware and found nothing. I am trying to restore the system from my usb flash stick. I still didn't manage to boot till now... Can someone pls help and guide me step by step I'm still a new user please.
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Please I need help urgently. I don't know what to do and I need someone to guide me how to restore back my system. Ubuntu 17.10 would not boot today and the Dell machine kept checking the hardware and found nothing. I am trying to restore the system from my usb flash stick. I still didn't manage to boot till now... Can someone pls help and guide me step by step I'm still a new user please.
17.10 crash
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
2101213
Please I need help urgently. I don't know what to do and I need someone to guide me how to restore back my system. Ubuntu 17.10 would not boot today and the Dell machine kept checking the hardware and found nothing. I am trying to restore the system from my usb flash stick. I still didn't manage to boot till now... Can someone pls help and guide me step by step I'm still a new user please.
17.10 crash
17.10 crash
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
2101213
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
2101213
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
2101213
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
2101213
asked Feb 7 at 5:33
Nermeen Hussein
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2101213
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If you want to keep all your files, you can try running an install from disk/usb, go to "Try Ubuntu without installing". Access all the files in your drive and back them up in a cloud or separate drive and then reinstall if that's what you're asking.
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
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I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
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up vote
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If you want to keep all your files, you can try running an install from disk/usb, go to "Try Ubuntu without installing". Access all the files in your drive and back them up in a cloud or separate drive and then reinstall if that's what you're asking.
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
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show 5 more comments
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
If you want to keep all your files, you can try running an install from disk/usb, go to "Try Ubuntu without installing". Access all the files in your drive and back them up in a cloud or separate drive and then reinstall if that's what you're asking.
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
 |Â
show 5 more comments
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
If you want to keep all your files, you can try running an install from disk/usb, go to "Try Ubuntu without installing". Access all the files in your drive and back them up in a cloud or separate drive and then reinstall if that's what you're asking.
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
If you want to keep all your files, you can try running an install from disk/usb, go to "Try Ubuntu without installing". Access all the files in your drive and back them up in a cloud or separate drive and then reinstall if that's what you're asking.
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
answered Feb 7 at 5:38
Lumbeezl
889
889
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
 |Â
show 5 more comments
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I didn't see this option when I ran the restore tool, the only option worthy of trying was (install ubuntu 16.10 along with ubuntu 17.4 to keep all your files), so I tried it. The first attempt failed. I tried again and it seems like it worked. After it finished, it asked me to reboot and now it's been rebooting for like 15 minutes, is this normal?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:42
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I'm not sure what restore tool you're talking about, but I would just create a bootable usb/disc and run system from that device. In the grub menu, you'll be given an option to choose whether to try ubuntu or install it. Go to try ubuntu and that'll run the os from the boot media.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:45
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I don't have a grub menu. The system can't see any OS
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:47
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
I'm using my Windows machine now, can you tell me how to create a bootable usb/disc, from where?
– Nermeen Hussein
Feb 7 at 5:48
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
So download the OS .iso file from here: ubuntu.com/download/desktop. After download rufus from here: rufus.akeo.ie. Then use Rufus to create a bootable stick. There will be an icon next to "create a bootable stick" and then select the .iso file. After, boot the system from the usb, and follow the instructions I gave earlier. Let me know what happens, and if it doesn't work, try to be as detailed as you can and I can help the best I can.
– Lumbeezl
Feb 7 at 5:49
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