Questions tagged [timeshift]
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'timeshift: Command not found' following Timeshift removal
I removed TIMESHIFT on Ubuntu and I followed the instructions in Timeshift - GitHub's ReadMe but after a succesfull removal it gives me this error, how can I delete this script?
Rsyncing /boot/efi ...
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Timeshift GUI not showing snapshots
I use Ubuntu 22.04.
I've been trying to create snapshots on my internal disk. Even though the snapshots are created, they are not shown in the GUI.
I've tried formatting the disk and reinstalling ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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TimeShift: Revert the system after installing a new OS
I am planning to switch my only computer to Fedora. In case, the new system doesn't work for me or exhibits serious issues, I would like to revert the system back to my currently installed one, ...
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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....
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Disk space increased after moving Timeshift out
Please let me understand one thing.
I'm going to start from the fact that basically I was runing Ubuntu on my computer which was equipped in 120 GB SSD drive. Then I've decided to make back up of my ...
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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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After timeshift ubuntu cant find which touch
Long story short. I tried something yesterday in my ubuntu. It messed up my system a bit so i decide to timeshift to just one day before when everything was good.
After the timeshift the system was ...
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If 'fsck' has to run and do some repair, shouldn't a 'Timeshift' restore be run?
My reason for asking is that fsck probably has to make assumptions which may not be correct and hide a lingering problem. Running a Restore is more likely to result in a stable system?
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Why is so many partition in my ubuntu? Problem after backup
May this sound funny, after my migration form ubuntu 20 to 22 something go wrong some function don't work properly i don't have time to fix problems.
So i decide back to 20.04
i create live usb , ...
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Why can't I install Timeshift?
Why can't I install Timeshift via the command line?
sudo apt install timeshift
[sudo] password for linuxkidinside:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state ...
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Failed to boot after restore with Timeshift
First of all, I want to state that I looked for similar answers to my problem and it did not work in my case, including here Failed to mount /boot/efi
Here are my system details with desk version: ...
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How to run timeshift when not logged in
I have an Ubuntu 20.04.4 workstation with multiple users and I'd like timeshift to run daily regardless of whether anyone is logged in. I checked on the system today and found that timeshift has been ...
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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'...
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Timeshift --clone console using
I can't run system clone via the Timeshift utility. Maybe I'm using the wrong syntax?
user@ubuntuserver:~$ sudo timeshift --clone
[sudo] password for user:
/dev/sdb1 is mounted at: /run/timeshift/...
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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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How can i stop Timeshift from changing my second ssd mount point
I have two SSD's in my laptop. One SSD is where my system lies, and the other is used for data/media storage. I have set up Timeshift to make three daily backups, and to save them on the ssd for media/...
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How to run Timeshift from command line
I'm struggling a bit with running Timeshift from command line. My disk structure look like this:
sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part ...
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timeshift: not enough disk space error
I'm using timeshift from repository, Xubuntu 20.04. I'm trying to back up a small system (25 GB) to a 1TB disk that has 515GB free, mounted on /dev/sde3 as /archiv. sde3 is the only partition on this ...
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Cannot boot in Ubuntu after restoring Ubuntu using timeshift
recently I was using Ubuntu and I tried to delete a service called dconf-service which ended up breaking up my system
But I had used a app callled time shift which is a backup application for Linux
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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 "...
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What happens to directories ommitted from a timeshift snapshot when restoring a snapshot?
I've been using timeshift for some time now and it works just fine. But as my storage started to fill up, the snapshots are getting larger. To prevent this there's one thing which I've been wondering ...
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How do I Install Ubuntu, using BtrFS and the Server ISO and still be able to use Timeshift?
To be clear, I'm not trying to install a server; I'm using it to install the base OS and then I install the vanilla gnome desktop package. I use the server ISO because they stopped making the mini ...
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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 ...
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Ubuntu with ZFS and Timeshift starts only in Live USB Mode
I installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.10 and choose the ZFS, then installed Timeshift and it only starts in Live USB Mode. Why?
USB install stick has been removed.
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Will timeshift backup all the files in "/" (include /etc, /bin, /dev, /boot ...)?
I want to use timeshift to make backups. But I only see it make backup for /usr, /var. So I want to know whether it will make backup for /boot, /etc,...
If I broke the files under /etc, will the ...
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Timeshift restored snapshot undone after restart
When using Timeshift to go back to the working version of my Ubuntu system, the working version only stays until I shut the PC down and turn it back on. When I do so, it goes back to the non-working ...
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Logging issue in graphics terminal in Ubuntu 20.04 after timeshift setup
I installed timeshift btrfs type in my Dell laptop with Ubuntu 20.04 for btrfs. After reboot, I see login is not possible in graphics console and so pressing CTRL-ALT-F2 I came to text console and ...
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timeshift path is set to /tmp/.. instead of /timeshift/
after I restored my ubuntu using timeshift, I noticed that the gui does not show any of my snapshots. It seems that timeshift is somehow linked to /tmp folder instead of /timeshift. Is there any way ...
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timeshift restore stuck
I'm new to linux and just broke my system.
machine: Lenovo thinkbook yoga 14s
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
I tried to clean my system with Bleachbit, it got stuck and filled up my drive, so I decided to go back ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Ubuntu 20.04 default backup program not backing up .dbus file [duplicate]
Deja-dup dose not backup .dbus Ubuntu 20.04.
If I use timeshift -/home/username and Deja-dup can I restore with fresh install off Ubuntu 20.04, restore with timeshift with snapshot on USB stick, and ...
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How to expand the OS backwards by backing up all the configs and programs and all?
I wanted to keep all the configurations and programs and everything the same but wanted to uninstall windows. I thought of backing up using timeshift and then reinstalling the OS and then restoring ...
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Missing df command on Ubuntu 20.04
I tried to run TimeShift but got an error saying:
Commands listed below are not available on this system: *df
I tried to install the df command using sudo apt install coreutils and got a message ...
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How do I install Windows 10 alongside existing Ubuntu 20.10 while retaining data on existing Ubuntu [duplicate]
I need to install Windows 10 for some work but I already have Ubuntu 20.10 installed on my HDD. All the space on the HDD has been allocated so no free space.
I read that it's better to install Windows ...
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Copying TimeShift bkp from HDD to HDD maxed my OS SSD to 0 bytes free and bricked it. Need a fail-safe way to copy without compromising the OS SSD
The factors involved:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS running on an SSD /sdb2 119GB with 72GB of free space
File to transfer: 44.8GB TimeShift protected and locked snapshot
Source of folder: 4TB internal HDD ...
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timeshift: not enough disk space error backing up 16GB system files to 4TB drive
I'm on a Mate 20.04 system. I've been using Duplicity for backups, but I'm looking at setting up Timeshift for system backups. However, it's telling me that my target for the snapshots (a 4TB raid ...
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How can I make timeshift take a backup of the whole system?
How can I make timeshift take a backup of the whole system? I am unable to find any tutorials to do this! I am using the default config.
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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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My install of Ubuntu 20.10 is in a boot loop and I can’t fix it
My install of Ubuntu 20.10 is in a boot loop and I can’t fix it at all. Ctrl+Alt+F2 and F4 work, but they just bring me to a blank screen with no text. I can’t even type.
I have a Timeshift backup of ...
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Timeshift v20 deletes my changes in Settings > Filters
I try to explain Timeshift v20.03 to exclude my download folder.
My Kubuntu using:
$ lsb_release -a
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
I tried to add Exclusion here Settings > Filters:
change:
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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 ...
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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 ...
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ALERT! encrypted source device uuid=longstring Does not exist, can't unlock nvme0n1p3_crypt
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 machine with all my needed programs.
I used TimeShift to create a full system backup (my drive is encrypted).
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on yet a machine and loaded ...
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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 ...
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Timeshift setup: what is the result of the different `/root` options?
This is related to a similar question I have posted, but this is different: I just wonder what are the different options for /root doing.
My intention is to save my system with all programs and ...
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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 ...
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