Urgent, locked out of ZorinOS

[Jessie]

See my post here for an update on me backing up and recovering my ZorinOS 16 that was on an internal SSD.

I need to backup an internal SSD 500GB ZorinOS drive, using a ZorinOS usb drive

Same. I backup manually and only the files I need to preserve. This means that I back up ata bare minimum once per week, though often more. It is fast, brief and painless and when I need to restore, I only need to restore those files. Much easier than Timeshift or DejaDup or other software. Even if I must do a full reinstall - I am usually back up and running at where I left off within an hour (Though admittedly... It has been a long time since I had a catastrophe that necessitated a reinstal…