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 installed.
I see an option to include all home files, but I don't want Timeshift to backup my Vido, Music etc (I do that by other methods if I need to).
I imagine the configurations I want to save are set under /home
option of Timeshift.
Is the "Include hidden" option (for /home
) supposed to provide what I ask - while "Include all" would save also Videos, Music etc?
Or is the result influenced by options for /root
? Are those options affecting what I ask?
Also: considering my stated goal, is there a difference between the results of restoring a snapshot on top of my existing system compared to restoring it on a new empty partition?