USB SSD No Longer Recognized

    OK, something 'bad' has happened, as I was attempting to setup 'sources'. My Movies, TV Shows, and Videos are located on a USB SSD. Kodi no longer recognizes this drive. Videos>File>Add Videos gets me to the 'Add Video Source'. Browse displays a listing. I usually go to 'Root filesystem'>'media' and find my drive iisted there. It is no longer displayed. I've tried to SSH into the system, and do not find my drive listed there either. Before I 'bite the bullett' and start over with a reformat, any suggestions to get my drive back?

    Libreelec 11.0.6

    Kodi 20.3

    Raspberry Pi 3B

    Edited once, last by Mike952 (June 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM).

    Follow-up...

    I pulled the drive from my Libreelec setup, and attempted to access it through my desktop (Linux). I get an 'Unknown' mounting Error. Am I 'hosed'?

    Mike952

    All forms of "spinning rust" media have a lifespan; typically 5-7 years but nothing is ever guaranteed. Boot LE with the drive attached and run "pastekodi" and share the URL so we can see the kernel/system log. I'm expecting to see a bunch of errors that suggest the USB drive has problems; the errors can/might hint whether the issue is related to a messed up filesystem (might be recoverable) or something more hardware oriented.