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   From: killadebug@mouse-potato.com   
      
   On Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:13:55 -0300, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
      
   > 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?   
      
   In Timeshift if you do not want your @home subvolume to be included in   
   your snapshot, simple uncheck the box. Then only your @ root subvolume   
   will be included in the snapshot. I only keep three hourly snapshots on   
   my system.   
      
      
      
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