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Updates to pop-recovery (#1121)
* Updates to pop-recovery Customer feedback -- found that we were not clear that once you accessed drives, installer was not working for him with errors that are not explained/clear * Fix lint issue * Addres feedback * Fix lint issue * Adjust feedback and work on lint issue * See if this passes * Work on fixing lint issue * Fix Markdown formatting & correct minor grammatical error * Use proper name for refresh; don't state that refresh will lose data * Reduce line-break spaces from 4 to 2 * Remove pre-COSMIC app menu reference * Change first of two notes to use caution label * Add a COSMIC-compatible alternative way to close the installer --------- Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me> Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com> Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
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Steps to back up user-files from a Live Disk/Recovery can be found [here](https://support.system76.com/articles/disaster-recovery).
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>**Note:**The Recovery partition OS version will either be the same as the OS version that shipped with your computer, or the latest version to which the Recovery partition has been [updated](#update-recovery-partition).
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>**Note:** The Recovery partition OS version will either be the same as the OS version that shipped with your computer, or the latest version to which the Recovery partition has been [updated](#update-recovery-partition).
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## Refresh Install
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## Repair
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If the existing OS install needs to be repaired, the installer application should be closed. An app menu is located in the top-left of the screen with the name of the currently running application (in this case: "Install Pop!\_OS"). Click on the app menu and select `Quit`. Alternatively, you can use the installer app to select keyboard and language settings, and then click the `Try Demo Mode` button in the lower-left corner of the install page.
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If the existing OS install needs to be repaired, the installer application should be closed. Use the installer app to select keyboard and language settings, then click the `Try Demo Mode` button in the lower-left corner of the Install page. Alternatively, right-click the installer icon in the dock and select `Quit`.
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>**Note:** Do not choose any install or repair options, as this could result in data loss.
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>**Caution:** Do not choose any install or refresh options. Choosing install options could result in data loss.
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>**Note:** Once you have set up or accessed any of the filesystems, you will need to reboot the recovery environment to use any of the install options.
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Follow the instructions below to access the existing OS drive:
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