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+#!/bin/bash
+# Restore from Portable backup drive on a fresh Aurora install
+# Finds the drive, opens LUKS, mounts, and runs the restore script
+set -euo pipefail
+
+bold()  { echo -e "\033[1m$*\033[0m"; }
+red()   { echo -e "\033[31m$*\033[0m"; }
+green() { echo -e "\033[32m$*\033[0m"; }
+
+die() { red "ERROR: $*"; exit 1; }
+
+[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ] || die "Run with sudo: sudo bash restore-backup.sh"
+
+LUKS_NAME="backup-drive"
+MOUNT="/mnt/backup-drive"
+
+# --- Find the drive ---
+# Try stable by-id path first (Seagate Portable), fall back to scanning for LUKS partitions
+DEVICE=""
+for dev in /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Seagate_Portable_NT3D9HDX-*-part1; do
+    [ -e "$dev" ] && DEVICE="$dev" && break
+done
+
+if [ -z "$DEVICE" ]; then
+    bold "Seagate Portable not found by ID. Scanning for LUKS partitions..."
+    for part in /dev/sd?1 /dev/nvme?n1p?; do
+        [ -b "$part" ] || continue
+        if cryptsetup isLuks "$part" 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "  Found LUKS partition: $part"
+            DEVICE="$part"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+[ -n "$DEVICE" ] || die "No backup drive found. Plug it in and try again."
+bold "Using device: $DEVICE"
+
+# --- Open LUKS ---
+if [ ! -e "/dev/mapper/$LUKS_NAME" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    bold "Enter your backup drive passphrase:"
+    cryptsetup luksOpen "$DEVICE" "$LUKS_NAME" || die "Failed to unlock drive"
+fi
+green "LUKS unlocked."
+
+# --- Mount ---
+mkdir -p "$MOUNT"
+if ! mountpoint -q "$MOUNT"; then
+    mount /dev/mapper/"$LUKS_NAME" "$MOUNT" || die "Failed to mount"
+fi
+green "Mounted at $MOUNT"
+
+# --- Verify it's a backup drive ---
+if [ ! -d "$MOUNT/backups" ] || [ ! -f "$MOUNT/restore.sh" ]; then
+    die "Drive doesn't look like a backup drive (missing backups/ or restore.sh)"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+green "Backup drive ready."
+bold "Launching restore menu..."
+echo ""
+
+# --- Run restore ---
+bash "$MOUNT/restore.sh"