Dotfiles.system vs TimeShift

Dotfiles.system

By rizzini

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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. (by teejee2008)

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Dotfiles.system		TimeShift
	Project
15	Mentions	142
1	Stars	4,441
-	Growth	-
7.6	Activity	4.7
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
QML	Language	Vala
-	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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Dotfiles.system

Posts with mentions or reviews of Dotfiles.system. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-06.

Best Practices For Using BTRFS
3 projects | /r/btrfs | 6 Oct 2022

Probably using BTRBK. I'm using it for some time now, and it never failed on me. Here are my BTRBK config files for it: https://github.com/rizzini/Dotfiles.system/tree/master/etc/btrbk
What do people think of rEFInd
1 project | /r/EndeavourOS | 28 Aug 2022

My full refind.conf for better visualization.
Accidentally deleted my system wide cron job file
1 project | /r/linuxadmin | 27 Aug 2022

At least here, root's cron jobs are stored at /var/spool/cron/root. https://github.com/rizzini/Dotfiles.system/blob/master/var/spool/cron/root
Symlinks in the OS to a git repository
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 18 Aug 2022
What's the best way to have a dotfiles repo?
3 projects | /r/linux | 14 Aug 2022
Where do you guys store your dot files
8 projects | /r/linux | 8 Aug 2022
Is there an app that can clear tmp/cache weekly by itself?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 9 Jul 2022

PKG_subvol.conf - Clean every 3 days.
fstrim going through way too much of the disk every time it runs on boot
1 project | /r/linuxmint | 6 Jul 2022

Good catch. You really, really should change that behavior. It's not healthy for your SSD. Do it manually or even better, use continuous TRIM setting the discard flag on your fstab like this.
What are some of your self made scripts that you're proud of
8 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 10 Feb 2022

Anbox script bound to META + A keys. I don't need to open some third-party software, like Waydroid's case, so I start it directly using a Systemd service unit configuration file. Besides that unit file, I made a simple script that opens Anbox and closes it if I run the script again. Script. anbox.service file.
Backup Software for BTRFS
3 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 7 Feb 2022

BTRBK on the other hand, it's super flexible and holds lots of possibilities. You can, for example, automatically copy the snapshots to another storage device. You can do that even though SSH if you're into that. Here you can find how I set it up on my environment for my ROOT and HOME subvolumes.

TimeShift

Posts with mentions or reviews of TimeShift. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-27.

Need a way to use BTRFS snapshots for system backups? Use BTRFS assistant, not Timeshift!
1 project | /r/Fedora | 11 Jul 2023

The previous developer of timeshift—Tony George (GitHub) — has been the developer since 2017 (based on GitHub version history), and has recently handed off development to the Linux Mint team.
How do you do backups of your drives?
1 project | /r/pop_os | 26 May 2023

I use both timeshift & duplicity
Timeshift - User Home Directories, Exclude All Files or Include All Files?
1 project | /r/linuxmint | 15 May 2023

Don't believe me or u/acejavelin69 - read what the developer has to say about user data and why it is disabled by default. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
Mysterious Timeshift update
2 projects | /r/linux4noobs | 27 Mar 2023

Version v22.06.6 Latest
set up timeshift on fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 23 Dec 2022

The original dev used ubuntu and only wanted to support the default ubuntu layout: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/issues/821
System backup software question.
1 project | /r/Fedora | 16 Nov 2022

What system backup software can you recommend? In the past on Ubuntu I tested Timeshift, and it looks really cool. But the "main problem" is thing, that some options not work in Fedora: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift, specifically BTRFS. What does it mean, this is a problem?
Backup solution before system upgrade to Fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Nov 2022

- [Timeshift](https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift) or [Deja Dup](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup) and back-up everything.
How to include /root and /home/user in timeshift snapshots
3 projects | /r/sysadmin | 11 Nov 2022

What I tried is to add "exclude" : [ "+ /home/user1/**", "+ /root/**", "+ /home/user2/**", ], to /etc/timeshift.json as per this post but the files within those folders still aren't included in the backup.
Ubuntu 22.10 Timeshift
1 project | /r/Ubuntu | 30 Oct 2022

Releases · teejee2008/timeshift Was fixed. Get PPA from that repo to have the latest release.
Best configuration for bare hypervisor distro FOR DESKTOP VMs
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 30 Oct 2022

Are you sure you need a full on virtual machine, rather than a system snapshotting tool like Snapper or Timeshift?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Dotfiles.system and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:

yadm - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager

Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back

plasma-applet-commandoutput

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

.dotfiles - My personal dotfiles

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

Dotfiles

Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

awesome-dotfiles - A curated list of dotfiles resources.

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

playerctl - 🎧 mpris media player command-line controller for vlc, mpv, RhythmBox, web browsers, cmus, mpd, spotify and others.

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program