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   From: noah@bodie.not   
      
   On 09/18/2022 03:31 PM, Killadebug wrote:   
   > On Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:29:17 -0300, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 09/17/2022 09:30 PM, Killadebug wrote:   
   >>> I'm using btrfs and timeshift.   
      
   >> what is the benefit of btrfs over rsync? i only want a backup of the   
   >> /root folder so that i can restore a working system if i ever need to.   
   >>   
   >> i backup all of the /home folders to an external drive.   
      
   > btrfs snapshot takes all of 1 sec to create, same time to restore 1 sec.   
   > This possible because btrfs is a COW system. You reboot and your system   
   > is restored. I create a hourly snapshot of both my root @ and home @home.   
   > Time shift allows to to restore both @ and @home or just @.   
      
   i looked at the 'btrfs' setting and the option to ignore or include   
   specific folders isn't available. does that mean the /home folders (i   
   have 3) will be included in the backup?   
      
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