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I need my files for school. I seemed to have lost my home directory. Is it hidden? or did it get dumped? How do I get my document files back from my hard drive

My OS only boots up into the log in screen. I am able to access terminal through CTRL/ALT F2, but if I try to boot into GUI it crashes and boots back into the log in screen.

I tried to boot Ubuntu live, but could not find my /home directory in the file manager.

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Enter into the terminal using Ctrl+Alt+F1/F2, login to the terminal, and type cd /home/[userhere]/. If the home directory exists it should cd into that directory. If it complains about there being no such directory, then you'll have to try and find it elsewhere (try using cd / then dir).

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