Problem with Hard Drive

[Melatto]

Hey forums

I have 3 SSD installed in my Linux Ubuntu PC

I recently lost the ability to access one of my drives
I get this error

Unable to access New Volume
Error Mounting filepath. Unknown error when mounting filepath

All my drives are set to mount when I turn on the PC
Does anyone have a path I can take to fix this problem?

 

[Melatto]

I actually think the name of the HD got changed
I don't know how
maybe that altered the pathway and access

 

[GatorsFan]

what is the output of

sudo fdisk -l

 

[Melatto]

what is the output of

gmel@GBox:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for gmel:
Disk /dev/loop0: 4 KiB, 4096 bytes, 8 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop1: 347.22 MiB, 364089344 bytes, 711112 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop2: 55.66 MiB, 58363904 bytes, 113992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop3: 63.95 MiB, 67051520 bytes, 130960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop4: 63.95 MiB, 67051520 bytes, 130960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop5: 74.21 MiB, 77819904 bytes, 151992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop6: 74.24 MiB, 77844480 bytes, 152040 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop7: 268.65 MiB, 281702400 bytes, 550200 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: C630700E-3FE6-4047-BBF8-76C24763DE3F

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2 1050624 1953523711 1952473088 931G Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/sda: 465.76 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WDS500G2B0A
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbaec8c2c

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 976769023 976766976 465.8G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT


Disk /dev/sdb: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WDS100T2B0A
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: EB818413-2019-4738-A255-D728309EDFAD

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953523711 1953521664 931.5G Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/loop8: 106.74 MiB, 111927296 bytes, 218608 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop10: 269.48 MiB, 282570752 bytes, 551896 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop11: 12.91 MiB, 13541376 bytes, 26448 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop12: 12.69 MiB, 13303808 bytes, 25984 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop13: 164.82 MiB, 172830720 bytes, 337560 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop14: 164.82 MiB, 172830720 bytes, 337560 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop15: 349.69 MiB, 366678016 bytes, 716168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop16: 349.7 MiB, 366682112 bytes, 716176 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop17: 496.98 MiB, 521121792 bytes, 1017816 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop18: 505.09 MiB, 529625088 bytes, 1034424 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop19: 81.26 MiB, 85209088 bytes, 166424 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop20: 91.69 MiB, 96141312 bytes, 187776 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop21: 37.09 MiB, 38891520 bytes, 75960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop22: 12.93 MiB, 13553664 bytes, 26472 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop23: 12.32 MiB, 12922880 bytes, 25240 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop24: 38.73 MiB, 40615936 bytes, 79328 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop25: 38.83 MiB, 40714240 bytes, 79520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop26: 476 KiB, 487424 bytes, 952 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop27: 452 KiB, 462848 bytes, 904 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop28: 321.08 MiB, 336678912 bytes, 657576 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop29: 321.1 MiB, 336699392 bytes, 657616 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop30: 322.95 MiB, 338636800 bytes, 661400 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop31: 451.98 MiB, 473931776 bytes, 925648 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop32: 453.06 MiB, 475066368 bytes, 927864 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop34: 347.16 MiB, 364019712 bytes, 710976 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop36: 495.11 MiB, 519163904 bytes, 1013992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop37: 55.66 MiB, 58363904 bytes, 113992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop38: 108.57 MiB, 113840128 bytes, 222344 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop39: 495.12 MiB, 519172096 bytes, 1014008 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

 

[Trenix25]

gmel@GBox:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for gmel:
Disk /dev/loop0: 4 KiB, 4096 bytes, 8 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop1: 347.22 MiB, 364089344 bytes, 711112 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop2: 55.66 MiB, 58363904 bytes, 113992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop3: 63.95 MiB, 67051520 bytes, 130960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop4: 63.95 MiB, 67051520 bytes, 130960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop5: 74.21 MiB, 77819904 bytes, 151992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop6: 74.24 MiB, 77844480 bytes, 152040 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop7: 268.65 MiB, 281702400 bytes, 550200 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: C630700E-3FE6-4047-BBF8-76C24763DE3F

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2 1050624 1953523711 1952473088 931G Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/sda: 465.76 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WDS500G2B0A
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbaec8c2c

Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 976769023 976766976 465.8G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT


Disk /dev/sdb: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: WDC WDS100T2B0A
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: EB818413-2019-4738-A255-D728309EDFAD

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1953523711 1953521664 931.5G Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/loop8: 106.74 MiB, 111927296 bytes, 218608 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop10: 269.48 MiB, 282570752 bytes, 551896 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop11: 12.91 MiB, 13541376 bytes, 26448 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop12: 12.69 MiB, 13303808 bytes, 25984 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop13: 164.82 MiB, 172830720 bytes, 337560 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop14: 164.82 MiB, 172830720 bytes, 337560 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop15: 349.69 MiB, 366678016 bytes, 716168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop16: 349.7 MiB, 366682112 bytes, 716176 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop17: 496.98 MiB, 521121792 bytes, 1017816 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop18: 505.09 MiB, 529625088 bytes, 1034424 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop19: 81.26 MiB, 85209088 bytes, 166424 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop20: 91.69 MiB, 96141312 bytes, 187776 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop21: 37.09 MiB, 38891520 bytes, 75960 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop22: 12.93 MiB, 13553664 bytes, 26472 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop23: 12.32 MiB, 12922880 bytes, 25240 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop24: 38.73 MiB, 40615936 bytes, 79328 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop25: 38.83 MiB, 40714240 bytes, 79520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop26: 476 KiB, 487424 bytes, 952 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop27: 452 KiB, 462848 bytes, 904 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop28: 321.08 MiB, 336678912 bytes, 657576 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop29: 321.1 MiB, 336699392 bytes, 657616 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop30: 322.95 MiB, 338636800 bytes, 661400 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop31: 451.98 MiB, 473931776 bytes, 925648 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop32: 453.06 MiB, 475066368 bytes, 927864 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop34: 347.16 MiB, 364019712 bytes, 710976 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop36: 495.11 MiB, 519163904 bytes, 1013992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop37: 55.66 MiB, 58363904 bytes, 113992 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop38: 108.57 MiB, 113840128 bytes, 222344 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop39: 495.12 MiB, 519172096 bytes, 1014008 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

My goodness, why do you have so many loop devices? A loop device is commonly used if you want to put a simulated hard drive in a file and that file contains a partition table along with multiple file systems.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell

 

[Melatto]

My goodness, why do you have so many loop devices? A loop device is commonly used if you want to put a simulated hard drive in a file and that file contains a partition table along with multiple file systems.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell

im not sure?

I couldn't tell you what a loop device is
so
I can't fathom how I would have installed one
let alone multiple

 

[GatorsFan]

My goodness, why do you have so many loop devices? A loop device is commonly used if you want to put a simulated hard drive in a file and that file contains a partition table along with multiple file systems.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell

It is Ubuntu - snap packages install as a loop device

what is the output of

lsblk

this should tell what each loop device is

looks to me like 3 hard drives -
Disk /dev/sda: 465.76 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Disk /dev/sdb: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors

 

[Melatto]

It is Ubuntu - snap packages install as a loop device

what is the output of

this should tell what each loop device is

gmel@GBox:~$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0 7:0 0 4K 1 loop /snap/bare/5
loop1 7:1 0 347.2M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-runtime/379
loop2 7:2 0 55.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/2823
loop3 7:3 0 63.9M 1 loop /snap/core20/2264
loop4 7:4 0 63.9M 1 loop /snap/core20/2318
loop5 7:5 0 74.2M 1 loop /snap/core22/1122
loop6 7:6 0 74.2M 1 loop /snap/core22/1380
loop7 7:7 0 268.7M 1 loop /snap/firefox/4483
loop8 7:8 0 106.7M 1 loop /snap/discord/193
loop10 7:10 0 269.5M 1 loop /snap/firefox/4424
loop11 7:11 0 12.9M 1 loop /snap/foobar2000/494
loop12 7:12 0 12.7M 1 loop /snap/foobar2000/495
loop13 7:13 0 164.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/194
loop14 7:14 0 164.8M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-28-1804/198
loop15 7:15 0 349.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-38-2004/140
loop16 7:16 0 349.7M 1 loop /snap/gnome-3-38-2004/143
loop17 7:17 0 497M 1 loop /snap/gnome-42-2204/141
loop18 7:18 0 505.1M 1 loop /snap/gnome-42-2204/176
loop19 7:19 0 81.3M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1534
loop20 7:20 0 91.7M 1 loop /snap/gtk-common-themes/1535
loop21 7:21 0 37.1M 1 loop /snap/hunspell-dictionaries-1-7-2004/2
loop22 7:22 0 12.9M 1 loop /snap/snap-store/1113
loop23 7:23 0 12.3M 1 loop /snap/snap-store/959
loop24 7:24 0 38.7M 1 loop /snap/snapd/21465
loop25 7:25 0 38.8M 1 loop /snap/snapd/21759
loop26 7:26 0 476K 1 loop /snap/snapd-desktop-integration/157
loop27 7:27 0 452K 1 loop /snap/snapd-desktop-integration/83
loop28 7:28 0 321.1M 1 loop /snap/vlc/3721
loop29 7:29 0 321.1M 1 loop /snap/vlc/3777
loop30 7:30 0 322.9M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-6-stable/19
loop31 7:31 0 452M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-7-devel-core20/23
loop32 7:32 0 453.1M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-7-devel-core20/24
loop34 7:34 0 347.2M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-runtime/376
loop36 7:36 0 495.1M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-runtime-core20/120
loop37 7:37 0 55.7M 1 loop /snap/core18/2829
loop38 7:38 0 108.6M 1 loop /snap/discord/195
loop39 7:39 0 495.1M 1 loop /snap/wine-platform-runtime-core20/123
sda 8:0 1 465.8G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 1 465.8G 0 part
sdb 8:16 1 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 1 931.5G 0 part /media/gmel/Storage
nvme0n1 259:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 931G 0 part /var/snap/firefox/common/host-hunspell
/

 

[Melatto]

is the loop device issue related to the drive no longer being mountable?

 

[GatorsFan]

It looks like the drive in sda is the issue looking at
sda 8:0 1 465.8G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 1 465.8G 0 part
sdb 8:16 1 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 1 931.5G 0 part /media/gmel/Storage

It should be something like /media/some/thing after 465.8G 0 part on the sda drive it is not showing the mount point
have you tried and unplug that drive wait a few seconds and plug it back in?

 

[GatorsFan]

is the loop device issue related to the drive no longer being mountable?

Doubtful

 

[Melatto]

It looks like the drive in sda is the issue looking at
sda 8:0 1 465.8G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 1 465.8G 0 part
sdb 8:16 1 931.5G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 1 931.5G 0 part /media/gmel/Storage

It should be something like /media/some/thing after 465.8G 0 part on the sda drive it is not showing the mount point
have you tried and unplug that drive wait a few seconds and plug it back in?

I see what you are talking about
like the pathway disappeared

I have not tried a hardware disconnect / reconnect
it is an internal SDD not an external
does external / internal matter?

 

[GatorsFan]

it is an internal SDD not an external
does external / internal matter?

not really you will just have to open the case unplug drive wait a few seconds and plug back in - see what happens - my home security system has 2 - 4TBs HD drives in it and one of them fell off and that is what I did to get it back up - I disconnected the power lead to the drive

 

[Melatto]

not really you will just have to open the case unplug drive wait a few seconds and plug back in - see what happens - my home security system has 2 - 4TBs HD drives in it and one of them fell off and that is what I did to get it back up - I disconnected the power lead to the drive

I built this PC
I can handle that

I can't imagine how it would have happened
this PC is a stationary machine
but
I will try checking all of the SDD connections

 

[GatorsFan]

I built this PC
I can handle that

I can't imagine how it would have happened
this PC is a stationary machine
but
I will try checking all of the SDD connections

I think what happened to me was a power outage my home power went off then on then off then on and then went off for a couple of hours huge car wreck knock down a power pole - the electricity did some weird stuff

 

[Melatto]

I think what happened to me was a power outage my home power went off then on then off then on and then went off for a couple of hours huge car wreck knock down a power pole - the electricity did some weird stuff

That didn't fix my problem

I still get the same error when trying to access my drive

 

[dos2unix]

What is the output of ..

cat /etc/fstab

 

[GatorsFan]

Then maybe the partition is corrupted not letting it mount - but @dos2unix beat me to my next suggestion

 

[dos2unix]

My goodness, why do you have so many loop devices? A loop device is commonly used if you want to put a simulated hard drive in a file and that file contains a partition table along with multiple file systems.

I couldn't tell you what a loop device is
so
I can't fathom how I would have installed one
let alone multiple

When you install snap images, or appimage, these will create virtual loop device drives in some distro's.
This isn't always true. It has more to do with the application image itself than the distro.
Edit: flatpak does this also.

 

[vs2-free-users]

My goodness, why do you have so many loop devices? A loop device is commonly used if you want to put a simulated hard drive in a file and that file contains a partition table along with multiple file systems.

Signed,

Matthew Campbell

I think this is because snap is used. snap creates a loopfile for every app.