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System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.

6 mentions on Hacker News by 6 people: 1 story, 5 comments · first 2017-03-31 · latest 2020-04-19

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  1. I use Timeshift ( https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift ), and find it to be worry/hassle free.
    comment by brikwilliams · 2020-04-19 · in Ask HN: Linux Machine Periodic Backup
  2. …Somebody even wrote a script to take a backup before a system update with pacman hooks. [1] https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
    comment by j-james · 2020-03-25 · in Cronopete – A Linux clone of Time Machine
  3. Reminds me of Timeshift on Linux mint: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift Used this with joy for a few years now
    comment by atoav · 2020-03-25 · in Cronopete – A Linux clone of Time Machine
  4. …be many more tools for btrfs though, like timeshift [0] - effectively Time Machine for Linux. [0] https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
    comment by fyfy18 · 2019-01-31 · in I lost my data trying to back it up
  5. …up my system. My solution for now is to have TimeShift[0] make regular backups of system files. [0] https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
    comment by korm · 2017-03-31 · in Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10?