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    i cant edit the es_systems.cfg anymore and emulationstation cant boot

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      Every time i try to edit the file I get this error that says [ Error reading lock file ./.es_systems.cfg.swp: Not enough data read ]

      I have tried restarting, updating and upgrading everything, uninstallng and reinstalling nano, deleting the file and then copying the es_systems.cfg.bak to a new es_systems.cfg (Emulation station was working before I did that, now it displays an error message that it cant find any systems when i boot) i can view the file in cat and vi (which i dont want to use to edit it because i cant for the life of me ever figure out what im doing).

      I dont understand whats happening, i can edit other files with nano, and i have 20 gb of free space. could something be corrupted?

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