From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 16/11/2025 00:23, Felix wrote:   
   >   
   > I have all my personal files in folders in the Home directory in the LM   
   > folders ie. Documents, Pictures, etc., and also in folders I've created.   
   > I want to backup everything in the Home Directory, and I've started   
   > using DejaDup. I have configured it to use an internal drive I use for   
   > Timeshift Snapshots, but auto backups fail. I get a message 'access   
   > denied', so I have to do manual backups. Could this be because the   
   > Timeshift drive is not mounted? What would be the best solution? Should   
   > I use some other program, if so which is the best and does auto backups?   
   > I only want to use GUI apps, I don't want to have to use the terminal.   
   > Thanks,   
      
   You're using an /internal/ drive for a "backup"? Then you haven't got a   
   backup; you've got a copy of your home folder in effectively the same   
   place as the original one.   
      
   A backup needs to be elsewhere, *safely* separate from the original. If   
   your computer gets stolen or a lightening strike gets through to it,   
   you'll lose your data. If you want a real backup, you'll need external   
   storage, whether to a device you plug in, or storage elsewhere such as   
   an attached network or The Cloud. And it's preferable to use three   
   separate storage devices for at least a grandfather-father-son backup.   
   I've been using Déjà Dup for many years to backup to three separate USB   
   sticks, and store them away from the laptop. I don't think that it's   
   possible to automate to three separate devices using Déjà Dup, even if   
   it was possible to permanently connect them to the computer.   
      
   By the way, Timeshift isn't really meant for a backup; it's meant to   
   make quick changes back to a previous condition when you've made changes   
   to the OS or an app and something has gone wrong. Perhaps an update has   
   messed up something; you can use Timeshift to return quickly to the   
   previous version before the update.   
      
   And don't forget to check that the backup you've got is restorable.   
      
   --   
   Jeff   
      
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