Post #3810226

2026-07-07 02:43 UTC

Timeshift is the reason I learned how to use rsync. I wrote my own script that made a more complete backup and can automate multiple incremental backups with a customizable max number of backups. It’s simple and so much more reliable. Even when I forget to test my backups, they still work when the time comes. At least Timeshift taught me how to use rsync, so there’s that.

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@BonkTheAnnoyed@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-07-07 03:38

Yes, I definitely make use of rsync for backups of specific directories, so, in this case, no data would have been lost if I had relied solely on timeshift. But it’s a very convenient way of snapshotting the whole system. Timeshift is essentially a gui on top of rsync anyway, if you look at what it’s doing behind the scenes.

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