XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 8/18/24 01:09 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   > I'm finding that TS does NOT do 100% restorations of the system files.   
   Recently I did an update that   
   > broke the OS (I lost my internet connection, I lost several apps, etc.) so I   
   used TS to restore an   
   > earlier working OS.   
   >   
   > The problem was some of the changes that the update made were not reversed   
   by the restoration.   
   >   
   > This is the second time that TS has failed to do a 100%-return   
   to-previous-condition,   
   > so I'm wondering if there is something more reliable than TS.   
   >   
   > Something that WILL return the system 100% to the way that it was.   
   This isn't for everyone, but I use Acronis backup in Windows.  v2020.   It   
   will backup ext4   
   filesystems and EFI etc.  I've used it a few times to restore either my EFI or   
   the whole Linux   
   partition.  I've also just pulled individual files from the backup.  The only   
   downside might be, and   
   I haven't tested it, but I don't think it will handle Linux linked   
   files/folders.   
      
   Obvious downside is it's run from Windows.  And I only do it weekly, OR just   
   before attempting   
   something very very very iffy in Linux.   
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