Timeshift and backing up home folder

[robinc]

I was originally puzzled when using systemback, which allows pointing at the ~/home folder, but only some files got backed up. The developer explained that the way system backup tools are designed is to be able to handle loads of small files as found in / rather than fewer often much larger files in the user space. I don't recall the exact limit, but I think systemback was limited to files up to 80k or thereabouts, so it would save config files but not bigger docs, pics etc.

Same thinking would apply to Timeshift - but no access to ~/home

Horses for courses!