08-07-2022, 09:29 AM
The primary use for timeshift is to back up the Linux system files allowing you to revert the system itself to a previous state if required.
By default timeshift does not back up users files (home directories). You can modify it to do so but it isn't the primary purpose of the utility.
User data backups are done with 'Backups' (which is deja-dup). By default, this tool saves (most of) the personal files held in a home directory and allows them to be restored if accidentally deleted or overwritten.
Neither of these provide a complete system image for use in the event of a disk failure though. You could use them in combination with a fresh install to recover from a disk failure, but it is important to know what each tool does.
To take a snapshot of a disk image to cover a disk failure, a tool like clonezilla (or equivalent) would be appropriate.
By default timeshift does not back up users files (home directories). You can modify it to do so but it isn't the primary purpose of the utility.
User data backups are done with 'Backups' (which is deja-dup). By default, this tool saves (most of) the personal files held in a home directory and allows them to be restored if accidentally deleted or overwritten.
Neither of these provide a complete system image for use in the event of a disk failure though. You could use them in combination with a fresh install to recover from a disk failure, but it is important to know what each tool does.
To take a snapshot of a disk image to cover a disk failure, a tool like clonezilla (or equivalent) would be appropriate.
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