I have my 2TB external HDD that was working perfectly. Now it won't auto mount or manually mount. I keep receiving errors telling me that I have the wrong filesystem type.
Is there a way to set a filesystem type without losing all my data?
12 Answers
You can not convert the file system without formatting your hard drive.
Plug-in your extarnal drive and open your computer with live Ubuntu CD/USB with the TRY option. Check the disks utility from your dash and look for the external drive in the list of disks utility.
If you can see the drive then you can execute self tests or benchmark test;
else if it was not there; try to change the connection cable;
else if you tried on another computer and is working, your operating system should be cleaned from the old system files.
else if, format it.
6If there is any bugs on the Linux kernel, it shows "wrong filesystem type" error when you connect USB or external HDD to the pc. Run the below command on the terminal to update your Linux kernel.
sudo apt-get install linux-genericOnce the kernel is successfully installed, reboot your PC.
