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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 3 hours ago

Probably depends a lot on what options you had enabled on BTRFS. Metadata (i.e. what files are stored where) is normally replicated so you may be able to rebuild the information.

Step 1 is always to copy the filesystem somewhere else, and then work on the copy. That way, if you screw up, you can always make a new copy and start over. Don't write anything to the drive you're trying to fix. Always work on the copy. In fact, once you've made the copy, disconnect the original.