Questions tagged [timeshift]
System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.
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Linux emergency mode is not exitable
I have a problem with installing linux on another SSD drive. The reason is i bought new ssd and i want to bring my current system with all settings and programs, and move it to the new drive. Steps i ...
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Fedora installation / Restore Timeshift snapshot from LiveUSB
When I used Ubuntu, in grub i had "Rescue Mode" which I could use to restore timeshift snapshots in case I break the system and the OS refuses to load.
Now I use Fedora 40, but I've no such ...
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Timeshift stuck on creating first snapshot
The snapshot does not progresses:
sudo timeshift --create --verbose --debug --comments "primeiro snapshot" --tags D
[sudo] senha para vfbsilva:
D: Main()
D:
D: Running Timeshift v24.01.1
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Question about what Timeshift restores with UEFI system and BTRFS filesystem
I am curious how Timeshift restores will work with my system configuration which includes UEFI and a BTRFS formatted system partition.
First, here's some information about how my system is organized:
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How to fix TimeShift not restoring due to fstab sshfs files
I tried to update my nvidia drivers via the pop shop and it went wrong. Now I would like to restore my system with TimeShift. Pop OS does not use GRUB so when selecting restore I went to "...
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Linux Mint: Can I have timeshift take a snapshot automatically before updates are installed?
Because I'm paranoid, I'd like Timeshift to take a snapshot immediately before updates are automatically installed. Currently I have daily snapshots, and choose to install updates manually, but I'd ...
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Automate Timeshift for external hard drive
I would like to automate Timeshift under Debian. All the snapshots should go into an external hard drive. When I plug in my external hard drive Timeshift should automatically decide in the background ...
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Inaccessible folders: Too many levels of symbolic links
In my home/, the folders Desktop, Downloads, Public, and Templates cannot be accessed anymore. For some reasons, those XDG user directories turned into symbolic links.
ticjo@komputilo:~$ ls -l
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btrfs subvolumes: What is @rootfs and @?
In the video "Debian 12 Bookworm Minimal Install w/BTRFS
" by JustAGuy Linux at 8:28 you see the author run
mv @rootfs @
You see that @rootfs that is the subvolume that's been created but ...
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Exclude directories in Timeshift
Edit: Ignore this question. Weird bugs happened today.
I am using Timeshift for full system backups. (all Home folders included).
How can I exclude a sub folder of the home folder, like ~/Dropbox from ...
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Duplicate Timeshift backups name
So I have 3 different linux distros using the same partition to store backups using timeshift.
Arch linux
Arch linux
Ubuntu 20.04
I installed one of the arch linux a few days ago, and now after ...
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restoring using timeshift with an encrypted disk from a fresh live usb install
if you're using the live usb (this is specific to pop!_os 21.04, but i think it would apply to ubuntu etc) and you do a fresh reinstall, would you need to boot into the new system to get access to the ...
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How can I tell Timeshift how many backups to keep using CLI?
The GUI version of Timeshift offers the ability to automatically keep the last X backups:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/teejee2008/timeshift/master/images/settings_schedule.png
As far as I can see,...
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Timeshift partial restore
Timeshift can be configured to include Home in snapshots. That could potentially be harmful without the ability to do a partial restore. In the event you need to restore the OS from a weeks or ...
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Timeshift weekly cron emails
I recently installed timeshift and set it to backup weekly. However, when I looked in /etc/cron.d, I only found timeshift-hourly which ran:
0 * * * * root timeshift --check --scripted
which appears ...
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