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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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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…
Parth Rajawat
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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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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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Installing Timeshift backup on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

How do I install the Timeshift Backup app on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, as it's not listed in the App Snap Store? I want to use the GUI version of the app. In earlier versions of Ubuntu I believe it was shown as a flatpak or deb, but 24.04 doesn't show it…
Adam Guerin
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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 /boot/efi ├─sda2 8:2 0 …
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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 backup on several external hard drives drives: copy incremental backups with hard links (or other solution)?

I am using using Timeshift as system backup which uses incrementals backups with hard links (on an source external hard drive A). I want to have multiple copies of the same backups on different hard drives (e.g. in order to have the same backup on a…
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Timeshift on Ubuntu 24.04 @ subvolume not present

I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on BTRFS. Installed Timeshift and it did not work because the 24.04 system was installed on / without creating BTRFS subvolumes @ and @home. (Ubuntu 22.04 installs the system inside @, not /.) How can…
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failed to mount canonical-livepatch after timeshift

I have backed up my system using Timeshift and removed Ubuntu from my laptop. Then I reinstalled Ubuntu and trying to restore the state using Timeshift snapshot from a recovery hard disk. After recovery is completed the system is not booting up…
Yash Goyal
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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 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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