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   Aragorn to All   
   Re: Are There Better Apps Than "Time Shi   
   17 Sep 22 03:22:05   
   
   From: telcontar@duck.com   
      
   On 16.09.2022 at 17:33, Bobbie Sellers scribbled:   
      
   > On 9/16/22 17:12, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   > > On 09/16/2022 04:17 PM, Nic wrote:   
   > >> The op was looking for an alternative to Time Shift. I gave up on   
   > >> Time Shift a long time ago, currently I use an external cloning   
   > >> docking device, where I place my primary (working drive) and   
   > >> copy/clone to a target (second drive). Has not failed me yet.   
   > >   
   > > Then I can copy the /root folder to an external drive and use that   
   > > instead of fighting with trash like Time Shift?   
   >   
   > 	Timeshift is not trash but you have to understand how to   
   > employ it.  At times it can be difficult to use because your backup   
   > partition or drive may not be mounted when you use external drives.   
      
   It now automatically mounts and unmounts the filesystem with the   
   backups. ;)   
      
   > 	Use whatever tool you want to use but read its documentation   
   > before you try to use it.   
      
   +100   
      
      
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