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I was using a dual-boot setup with Windows and Ubuntu, but I ran out of space. Since I didn't really use Windows, I decided to remove it. I installed GParted and removed the Windows partitions, then attempted to expand the space for Ubuntu. Unfortunately, this didn't work, so I tried using the Parted command-line tool instead. I typed "resizepart [number_of_ubuntu] 200GB" and pressed Enter. It warned me that shrinking the partition may cause data loss, but I thought this was a general warning message since my partition size was 47GB and I was trying to expand it to 200GB. I pressed Enter, and as a result, my partition shrunk to about 27GB.

My computer then rebooted on its own, and I encountered the GNOME screen. I've tried various methods like mounting and repairing, but nothing has worked so far. I keep receiving an error message stating that one superblock is corrupt.

Is there any way to rescue my /home folder?

Thank you.

Muhammed Kilinc
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    General advice and common sense ... 1) Never boot that system from now on until you recover your data. 2)Boot from a live system and image your disk first and keep the image secure. 3) Expand the partition size from the live system and then expand the filesystem inside it ... At this point you might see your files, so no need for further steps ... 4) Mount your partition in read-only mode and use files recovery tools from the live system to recover as much as you can. – Raffa Jun 23 '23 at 08:10
  • Since restoring lost data is most easy when you have a backup, the first thing you need to learn is to manage proper backups, especially when you edit partitions it is a must to have backups to avoid potential data loss. The second thing you need to learn is, that you should use command line tools only if you know what they do. – mook765 Jun 23 '23 at 08:11
  • @Raffa The step 3 is not working cuz a superblock is corrupted – Muhammed Kilinc Jun 23 '23 at 08:24
  • Please see Journal superblock is corrupt to fix and if fixed, then mount your partitions and check your files before doing step 3 above ... There might be a chance that your previous resize operation was not complete and restoring the backup of suuperblock will undo it. – Raffa Jun 23 '23 at 08:36
  • Hello Thanks for your effort, but sadly this didnt work i get this error for any code i tried

    Error reading block 9994240 (Invalid argument). Ignore error? yes

     – Muhammed Kilinc Jun 23 '23 at 08:52

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