This says it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX8GG3dnsp8
So glad the EnOS live image is so feature rich, including KDE Connect - that made throwing things between phone/etc & affected laptop so much easier.
And yeah, as Joe said 
“doing rescue operations on the only copy you have is never the best idea”.
- Der Doktor
First time for everything I guess, hopefully (likely not) the last time.
Now, to double check REISUB implementation…