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Backing up Linux using timeshift on an external hard drive

So here I just installed Timeshift on my ubuntu 20.04 LTS. As I was trying to set up the backup of my entire system using timeshift, it shows that I can only save backup data on my primary partition. (Mind you that my system is dual-booted with…
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Ubuntu 21.04. How to update Timeshift?

I’ve got Timeshift 20.11.1 installed. The latest version of Timeshift is 21.09.1. How do I update Timeshift to the latest version? Seems my Timeshift is not updated as part of Ubuntu Software Center updates. I went to the Timeshift github…
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How to completely remove timeshift?

I installed Timeshift backup and Restore manager for my Ubuntu 20.04 and I interrupted the backup. Now I uninstalled the Timeshift but the folder still exists under the root with 15 GB of storage, And also there are many timeshift files in many…
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Timeshift tags in Ubuntu

Here is the screenshot of my backups in TimeShift: What are the TimeShift tags like 'O', 'D'?
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Timeshift backup to Samba NAS drive

I have a Samba NAS that I would like to be able to backup to using Timeshift. I am able to mount it to a folder via cifs-utils, but it does not show as an available local drive in timeshift. Mounting it in the /timeshift folder does nothing either,…
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Timeshift setup: how to backup system with programs and all theirs configs, but without Video, Music etc?

I only make rare snapshots on an external drive (RSYNC option). I would like to backup all my programs with all their configuration settings as I have them now, but when I restore my system all programs are reset to their defaults as if newly…
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TimeShift not storing snapshots and not using the correct drive

I use Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Yesterday I installed TimeShift to create a backup of my system. Once installed, I clicked the 'create' button, the process finished, but the supposedly created copy does not appear on the screen. Snapshot not showing: I…
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timeshift or equivalent on headless server

I wanted to install timeshift on a headless server. Unfortunately it depends on a mass of GUI that I really don't want polluting a server (for example x11-common etc). Is there either a way to install it without it's GUI, or an alternative that does…
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Timeshift backup on btrfs partition fails with error when @home subvolume is included in backup

I installed Kubuntu 21.10 on btrfs partition. By default, it creates @ and @home. I booted into my new Kubuntu btrfs installation, and indeed, I am able to make a Timeshift snapshot, just as "advertised". However, when I try to include @home in the…
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Timeshift unanswered questions

I'm new to Linux and found out the hard way about the virtues of keeping a backup I can restore my system from. So I am trying Timeshift and have some questions about what's going on under the hood. Some web articles about Timeshift say backups…
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Can I use Timeshift to go back to a previous release of Ubuntu?

I recently attempted an upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04. During the process I got stuck whilst comparing 2 versions of a config file. Foolishly I used ctrl+c and unknowingly aborted the upgrade. The system was no longer booting. I was then advised to…
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Ubuntu 20.04.01, full disk encryption, btrfs, & hibernation?

I am trying to install *20.04.01 on my desktop with full (or almost full as Tj puts it) disk encryption including encrypted swap partition that allows hibernation, and btrfs. The last few years I am using ManualFullSystemEncryption but even being…
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Timeshift does not keep the snapshots

I have trouble to keep my snapshots created by Timeshift. I want to keep my snapshots in case I break the OS and I need to restore it. I am running Ubuntu since almost 3 months already and I don't have even 1 snapshot. Every time I go to the folder,…
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Timeshift doesn't start

after I did backup my system with timeshift, but when I run timeshift-launcher in terminal it's not launching, and logs file is [19:44:13] Session log file: /var/log/timeshift/2023-03-29_19-44-13_gui.log [19:44:13] Distribution: Ubuntu 20.04…
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Best practice for mounting a partition to use with timeshift for multiple users

I am setting up a multi-user laptop for my wife, with me as an admin user in addition to her account. This is to wean her off windoze, so must be bomb-proof. Hence I want to set up timeshift, which I've not used before. I'm not clear what permission…
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