Sorry for keeping this alive, I just need this thread for help every step of the way. This problem seems more complicated than what I have encountered previously and my paranoia is rising as well.
>>776730Is any Linux distro fine for using ddrescue, TestDisk, Recuva/Photorec...etc.?
I've only had brief experience with Raspbian, and I read somewhere that Ubuntu is too dangerous as a live environment as it might write over the drive. Using this video as a guide in addition to the useful wiki link posted earlier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddrPnuvFV6E>unless you're very sure your disk is healthy and the issue you're having is a random occurrence.I'm pretty sure it's rather "random occurrence". I know the disk is 10 years old and the oddities kept on getting more and more (explorer.exe started crashing loops about a week ago), but having this all triggered by safe mode is really strange.
Also, I am considering trying this option from /g/'s /sqt/ (not the kys ofc, not yet at least)
>>>/g/74752722Can this be done to (a copy of) the image then attempt to boot using it? I have a serious conviction that a certain few system files are at fault and causing all of this. I would CHKDSK, but the partition (F:) as RAW won't help. SFC /Scannow is maybe the only function I haven't tried yet but I am scared to do so.
