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Query regarding Timeshift Backup Location
Jinith Jayan Offline

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03-20-2020, 07:04 PM
I have a Portable Seagate 1TB HDD with some files around 200Gb in it. Can i use the same as a backup location for Timeshaft? Or make a new partition in my laptop HDD and set that as backup location. I dont have much of personal files in my laptop but i want to use timeshaft for the os & configurations. Recently, I did somthing dumb and had to install LL 3.8 from the beginning. I dont want to happen that again. Please Help. Big Grin
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03-20-2020, 07:47 PM
Timeshift is default in LL4.x in LL3.x its Systemback.. Yes will snapshot the OS for recovery - I don't recall but I assume you can to external..
I'll check my LL3.x box in a bit Smile
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03-21-2020, 03:43 AM
If using Sysetmback - you'll want to make sure the disk/partition is formatted Linux usable (non NTFS preferably EXT4) **If you have data dont reformat it, you will erase..

There are some issues with symbolic links if across disks - sometimes systemback will error/fail (excluding those dirs usually works - mine were in my home - saving to my NAS)..

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LL5.8 UEFI 64 bit Test UEFI Kangaroo (Mobile Desktop) - Atom X5-Z8500 1.44Ghz - 2GB - Intel HD Graphics
LL4.8 64 bit HP 6005- AMD Phenom II X2 - 8GB - AMD/ATI RS880 (HD4200)
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