Questions tagged [restore]
The term restore can refer to bringing back data into a database. It is often done during a recovery session. In the context of Operating Systems like Windows, the term system restore is often used to bring the OS to an older state that worked well.
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Ive accidentally clicked restore current snapshot, can I cancel this?
I have accidentally clicked 'restore current snapshot' 'ok' instead of closing my last ubuntu session. I closed it immediateley without letting it load and have not opened the VM again but can see its ...
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I'm installing Ubuntu on ten computers in a public space. Are there programs I can use that are similar to Reboot Restore RX (on Windows)?
I'm looking for a program that whenever I restart my computer, it will reset back to a restore point that I can select.
Is there a program that does this?
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Accidentally removed /var folder then turned off
I did something even dumber than this post, which accidentally removed the /var folder. I then turned off the computer. Now, I can't turn back in. When booting, it stays blocked at
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Unable to Backup Data restored to Google Drive via "Backups" Application. Please help to get my data RESTORED
When I got to know that Ubuntu 23.04 was out, I wanted to try it. I don't know why but previously while I was using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, I had opted to get notifications for future releases of builds, ...
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how to restore lost sessions, bookmarks and history in Chromium
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04LTS. I've had problems with chromium giving "not responding errors" and freezing up, and greying out. Even only 1 tab open caused the problem. I tried uninstalling and ...
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System removed all packages after trying to install a new one on updated Kubuntu
Today I updated stable system Kubuntu 20.04 to Kubuntu 22.04. It was successfully and looked fine. But I noticied that I don't have Steam and tried to install by command:
sudo apt install steam
This ...
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Do I need to regereate initramfs when I move Linux to new partitions?
When I restore my Linux backups from either an image file or tar backups to new partitions/volumes (root, boot, and home), do I need to regerenerate the initramfs files as well? I would use the ...
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how to restore btrfs snapshot backup of root partition with subvolume for home
I have btrfs over luks over lvm on a physical ssd drive.
I've done some crap with apt and break my system. I want to reverse it to previous state.
When i boot on a live usb and decipher my luks drive ...
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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 ...
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Just upgraded to 22.04, "Backups" from previous version keeps crashing
I recently used Backups to back up all my data from an older version of Ubuntu, then upgraded to 22.04 lts. There are some large folders within this back up and whenever I try to restore even one ...
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How to reinstall (a large group of) packages
My main system (Xubuntu 20.04.) is in deep trouble. I see no hardware problems, but only very basic things are working. Web is down. My RAID is down. Several other things are flakey. I don't know ...
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How to recover Ubuntu GUI? [closed]
I was working in Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial.
I was trying to upgrade from Python 3.5 to Python 3.8.
After doing pip install, I checked python3 --version it was still showing version 3.5.
So, I removed python ...
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Clonezills restore: unable to boot with secure boot enabled
I've restored a clonezilla image to a new laptop which is the same model with same build options (different SSD but same size).
The image is dual boot with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04.
If secure boot ...
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How to restore a too large backup
I made a backup of my system using Déjà Dup, and have it stored on an external hard drive. Today the day finally came when I needed it. When I tried to restore all, Déjà Dup timed out. So I tried ...
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How to use the restore command to restore a backup made with dump?
I need help restoring a backup made with the complementary dump command.
Previously I was able to save data from a Ubuntu 20.04.5 install with the dump command as binary file on an external USB drive. ...
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How do I restore system with backups not timeshift?
I updated to the new version recently. Now I have no internet connections appearing (with Ethernet connected). And I am looking for a solution that uses the “backups” application. As I assumed that I’...
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Monitors not showing, USB ports not working, and internet problems after latest update
Monitors are not showing, USB ports are not working, and internet is being impossible after updating.
My screen resolution has gone all wonky. I also can’t connect to Ethernet after plugging it in. ...
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Restoring OS image after performing disk encryption
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 system which is already in use and requires to have its disk encrypted. I have reviewed some methods to perform encryption after installation. But the general suggestion has ...
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How to restore a file content which wasn't saved properly?
Somehow several days ago I didn't save a very important .txt file draft and now this file is empty. What to do to restore its content, because I can't seem actually to google a solution ?
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How to transfer Ubuntu on WSL from one laptop to another?
New to Linux and Ubuntu. I am trying to transfer my old Ubuntu WSL files to my new Windows 11 laptop.
I have gone through similar questions, but none seems to help my case.
I am trying to clone the ...
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Backup encrypted Ubuntu LUKS/LVM partition, then replace a new LUKS/LVM partition with it
Since a number of days, a Ubuntu 20.04 machine won't boot. Its internal drive has 3 partitions, and the boot problem seems to come from partition 1 and/or 2:
/dev/nvme0n1p1, EFI system partition, ...
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Is there any way to restore data after boot from factory default
In 2020, I have Lenovo that was preinstalled with Ubuntu. I have used my computer all the time since I bought it. I have much, but not all, of my data, backed up on an external hard drive as be my ...
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backup using backups in preparation for installing LTS 22 (suitability?)
I'm wanting to do a clean installation of LTS 22 onto my box (desktop Thinkpad x220) and was seeking a best practice advice. I just tested the ISO installer and all good there. I have just used the &...
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I want to have a command (preferred runing from a script) that clears the screen, saves it and restores it later
Save all command and all output (using script across terminals)
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/685165/how-to-clear-the-terminal-in-script-while-restoring-entered-commands-after-scrip
These ...
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How to restore duplicity backup from one hostname to another?
I have been running scheduled backup from my 22.04 on one laptop which saves the files to google drive that is identified by the hostname, as far as I know. Is it possible to restore the content of ...
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I don't have the permission to restore files, using Backups graphically
I've done a backup from the backups app in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Now, I want to restore those files in a different laptop, with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
If I try to use the graphical way, I get the warning that ...
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Data backup and restoration guidance via zfs
I am creating a backup & restoration program to backup and restore all data on demand. Only Ubuntu installed onto zfs is supported as the backups would start as zfs snapshots.
The speed of SSD's ...
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LVM restore configured lv to have more blocks then are available in vg
I recently had a 2TB disk go down due to, albeit, stupidity on my part. Let's just say I won't be working with live power anywhere near my server again. However, I don't have another disk that size, ...
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My laptop (using Ubuntu) is not restarting after I hit restart and a few power off and on attempts as well. Its only showing codes and I cannot figure
I was casually using my laptop and the windows suddenly won't open so I clicked restart and all I see now are codes.and its telling us to format all the existing files and we don't know how to restore ...
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Can you paste the original Ubuntu 20.04 syslog.service file content for me?
While adding a new service to the /etc/systemd/system/ folder, I have accidentally edited the syslog.service file and lost its original content.
Can someone paste the original file content here for me?...
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Boot Repair doesn't work
first at all excuse my English.
I am using Ubuntu 21.10 dual boot with Windows. My problem started when in the Ubuntu terminal I entered the following command:
mv /* /folder/folder
I was in the ...
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restore ubuntu 20.04 to 2 days ago
Can I use /var/backups files to restore my system to its days of 2 days ago?
i see in that folder files like alternative.tar.gz and dpkg.status and many more files, while everything with 2 in it is to ...
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How effective is Deja Dup backups?
I previously used windows and had Acronis TrueImage that took System Image backups periodically. I cannot find any decent System Image backup tool but Deja Dup backup seems to be promising. CloneZilla ...
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After restarting laptop all files gone
I am using 20.04 version. When I restarted my laptop, all of my files were gone. It is like a fresh Ubuntu install on my laptop. The strange thing is that I can see some apps which I installed before. ...
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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. (...
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Repair Ubuntu after uninstall of libjpeg
I had installed libjpeg9 manually at some point, because it was a dependency of some custom compiled project. I didn't need it anymore and wanted to remove it. I also saw some other libjpeg packages ...
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HD burned or if it was an error??? - How to check or know if can recoverd?
The HD already had some badblocks and operated between 9 to 20 gb free.
Total space is 500gb.
Working perfectly with no problems
1.Yesterday he made a noise. It looked like you were scratching.
2.And ...
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Backup and restore ubuntu over ssh
I need to backup my ubuntu filesystem through ssh, save in pendrive, format and install. Can anyone point me how can I do that.
I think the steps are:
Connect to the server through ssh
Copy or create ...
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Encryption password required for restore
I have reinstalled Ubuntu 20.04.03 to clear a black screen on boot. I have my files backed up to an external hard drive but when I try to run restore I am asked for an encryption password, which I was ...
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EXT4-fs (v mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
I need some help.
My Ubuntu can't load droplet. Server is on Digital Ocean, and now I can run server on recover mode, but I don't know what I have to do for normal loading mode.
I don't have any ...
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After upgrading a package, the previous package version is lost, so I cannot downgrade back to it
After I upgraded a package, when I ran apt-cache policy <package-name>, I saw that the previous version of this same package is not there in the list.
Before the bind9-dnsutils package was ...
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restore my system
I faced a problem since I've run the commands in link to upgrade from ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS to 20.04. Unfortunately, I couldn't upgrade. Besides, running those commands broke other things from running.
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How to restore the previous version of log file?
I run my program on my college server and have to provide a log file to update the results of the program.
Accidently I submitted a program without updating the name of the log file and hence the ...
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Polkit All Messed Up
Ubuntu, vanilla 20.04.3 LTS - Originally installed Ubuntu about June of 2018.
Somehow I recently messed up my own permissions and started getting polkit error messages about me not being a member of ...
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Restoring from old hard drive
Background: I have a Dell Laptop with Ubuntu (VERSION="20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)"). This laptop has a 1TB hard drive. Now I am looking to upgrade the laptop to a 2TB hard drive (SSD).
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Deja Dup restore fails with unknown error, creates a folder instead of a file
reviewing a bit about it, I found this unsolved question in another forum that perfectly describes my downside:
I'm a relative noob. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Backed up a folder
on my Data drive ...
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How to backup /home partition from one laptop and restore to another
On my current laptop, I have installed the /home in a separate partition, in the case I need to reinstall the OS, without having to backup and restore files and configurations.
My laptop is having ...
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How to Fully Backup and Restore gpg Keys, Signatures and Settings
My gpg backup process so far is:
$ gpg --export-ownertrust > PATH/TO/BACKUP/ownertrust.txt
$ cp -u ~/.gpgrc PATH/TO/BACKUP/
$ cp -u ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf PATH/TO/BACKUP/
$ gpg --...
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Deja Dup UnicodeDecodeError when attempting a restore from a live session onto a clean install
I'm trying to restore my system to before a borked upgrade. There is a fresh install of 18.04 Desktop on the drive now, and I'm trying to restore my settings and such using Deja Dup from a live ...
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Ubuntu 21.04. Newbie here. Please confirm correctness before I do a Timeshift system restore
Newbie here. See pics. Some of my apps got messed up and I want to do a Timeshift system restore to yesterday (Aug 10th). Please look at the pics and see if I’m all set to do a restore. Will this ...
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