Error while creating percistance on live usb

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What have you tried:
I re-imaged usb drive using all recommended methods and following official kali guide for enabling persistence.
What is the error:
sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/my_usb
mount: /mnt/my_usb: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda3, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
dmesg(1) may have more information after failed mount system call.

What device is this on:
2tb usb drive with kali live

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Are you doing this to the drive you’re booted from? If so, you can’t do it this way. You have to edit the usb from a linux machine.

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I created a new partition within the USB through Kali, but at the moment that I try to mount the partition I get the error message, again all following the official documentation from Kali Linux.

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so you’re using a linux system that’s not booted from the usb?

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I am loading from a USB, so let me provide some backstory, as it might help clarify the situation. I created a bootable drive with Kali Linux Live, but I encountered two major problems:

  1. File Saving and Reverted Settings: Files were not saving, and settings and updates kept reverting. This indicated that persistence was not active.
  2. Limited Partition Space: The partition containing system files was extremely small. Whenever I tried to upgrade the system, I received a memory error code.

To resolve these issues, I searched extensively online. I came across this forum where someone suggested activating persistence and provided a link from the official Kali Linux documentation on how to do this.

Following the steps outlined in the guide, I proceeded to activate persistence. However, when it came time to mount the partition, I encountered the error described in this post. Here is the link that was shared with me. Here is the link that was shared with me.

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Right, like I said, you have to do this from a linux system that’s not the usb drive you’re setting up persistence on.