#linuxminthelp — Public Fediverse posts

I need help with my Linux Mint installation, if anyone can lend a hand. I posted more details on the Mint forums here: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2802067
Long story short, I installed an update yesterday that has locked me out of my machine, at least in any usable form. All files are seemingly intact, but I can't even input anything properly now and I think my install is a loss. I just want to get my files back so I can reinstall Mint or another OS. I did choose to encrypt my drive on install, which isn't a problem so long as I have a place to input the password… Which I don't anymore.

I am currently running elementaryOS from a USB stick, trying to see if I can somehow access anything from THERE. Any help is greatly appreciated. <3

I need help with my Linux Mint installation, if anyone can lend a hand. I posted more details on the Mint forums here: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2802067
Long story short, I installed an update yesterday that has locked me out of my machine, at least in any usable form. All files are seemingly intact, but I can't even input anything properly now and I think my install is a loss. I just want to get my files back so I can reinstall Mint or another OS. I did choose to encrypt my drive on install, which isn't a problem so long as I have a place to input the password… Which I don't anymore.

I am currently running elementaryOS from a USB stick, trying to see if I can somehow access anything from THERE. Any help is greatly appreciated. <3