Timeshift seems not designed for backup of user data:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_teejee2008_timeshift&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=kMBIIfIFkTneWcORRx8ddYtO_aX8m_-IaUWhXbWPxuM&s=IUh4tGgFYr-shVFiJfG-kSvSYfcoqaZ_nvPUykvvOgk&e=
but rather to enable restore of the system state in case of problematic
upgrades.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fedoramagazine.org_easy-2Dbackups-2Dwith-2Ddeja-2Ddup_&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=kMBIIfIFkTneWcORRx8ddYtO_aX8m_-IaUWhXbWPxuM&s=1y4q7o0WeTvr4L9FxogjH0ZEuwfp2dmHAqIKf399yvI&e=
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fedoramagazine.org_butterfly-2Dbackup_&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=kMBIIfIFkTneWcORRx8ddYtO_aX8m_-IaUWhXbWPxuM&s=vYm-TG86j0AfVRLr1ElNr58zKbej1XtJWlxDw6pYsmI&e=
Deja Dup is ok with an external hard drive.
Might also look at cloud backup services:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.computer.org_publications_tech-2Dnews_trends_7-2Dbest-2Dcloud-2Dbackup-2Dservices&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=kMBIIfIFkTneWcORRx8ddYtO_aX8m_-IaUWhXbWPxuM&s=jP9BVhVYM5XAJ81-T-RMF3kzrLypgkr269Kxkul0Aq8&e=
On 8/9/21 8:19 AM, Andrew Komornicki wrote:
Hi,
Have you considered just doing a tar on the /home directory on a
periodic basis, and just copy the tar file to a backup drive. Simple and
easy.
regards,
Andrew
On 8/8/2021 7:38 PM, Yasha Karant wrote:
Apple products and the Apple OS (currently based upon BSD) are
proprietary.� If one needs service (hardware or software), one
effectively must use an Apple store (at least in the USA).� The
colleague is retired and has little money (this is the downward mobile
USA economy save for the neo-liberal profiteers).� She got a used/refurb
Lenovo Carbon X1 and I just installed a working Linux on it --
everything worked "out of the box".
Reading more, Timeshift appears to be a systems, not end user files,
backup utility.� Any suggestions from anyone?
Take care.� Stay safe.
On 8/8/21 7:32 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
On Sun, Aug 08, 2021 at 04:09:04PM -0700, Yasha Karant wrote:
Assuming that she obtains a, say 1 Tbyte, external USB drive
(powered from the USB port and either mechanical or SSD), she plans
to do incremental backups to the backup drive.
... what ... would anyone recommend?
... [need] tool [that] actually "works".
get a mac and use the built-in incremental backup tool called "time
machine".
spend more $$$, save on time, headache medicines and torn hair repair
(assuming you still had any).
