Hi ...
Over the past couple of years I've had file corruption more than once.
It is always possible to start over by burning a new image and doing your configuration again.
But that is a hassle especially if your RPi is hooked up to an amp & speakers in a listening location without ethernet connection.
It is much easier to make a backup as soon as you've got your configuration right.
I'm on Windows and use paid for Hard Disk Manager by Paragon Software to make backup copies of both partitions on the SD card.
There is a free version that seems to have the basic functionality needed ...
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
Hope this helps ... for the future