Timeshift

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Timeshift

https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
System restore tool for GNU/Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks or BTRFS snapshots.

In RSYNC mode, snapshots are taken using rsync and hard-links. Common files are shared between snapshots which saves disk space. Each snapshot is a full system backup that can be browsed with a file manager.

In BTRFS mode, snapshots are taken using the in-built features of the BTRFS filesystem. BTRFS snapshots are supported only on BTRFS systems having an Ubuntu-type subvolume layout (with @ and @home subvolumes). Note that subvolumes labelled differently (e.g. "@root" instead of "@") will not work with Timeshift.

Timeshift is similar to applications like rsnapshot, BackInTime and TimeVault but with different goals. It is designed to protect only system files and settings. User files such as documents, pictures and music are excluded. This ensures that your files remain unchanged when you restore your system to an earlier date.

Download

https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/

(stable)
released on 16 November 2020

Categories

• Interface:command-line
• Interface:x-window-system
• Programming-language:vala
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• System-administration:backup
• UI Toolkit:gtk

Licensing

License

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License

LGPL-3.0-or-later

Verified by

Panos Alevropoulos

Verified on

30 July 2021

Notes

https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/blob/master/LICENSE.md

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Software prerequisites

Kind	Description
Required to use	rsync
Required to use	gtk3
Required to use	libsoup
Required to use	vte3
Required to use	libgee
Required to use	cronie
Required to use	xapp
Required to use	xorg-xhost

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