grub-btrfs VS TimeShift

Compare grub-btrfs vs TimeShift and see what are their differences.

grub-btrfs

Include btrfs snapshots at boot options. (Grub menu) (by Antynea)

TimeShift

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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grub-btrfs TimeShift
63 142
651 4,441
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6.8 4.7
17 days ago over 1 year ago
Shell Vala
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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grub-btrfs

Posts with mentions or reviews of grub-btrfs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-10.

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.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing grub-btrfs and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:

timeshift-autosnap-apt - Timeshift auto-snapshot script for Ubuntu and Debian based systems which creates snapshots of your system with timeshift before a package install, remove or upgrade using DPkg::Pre-Invoke hook in apt. Fork of timeshift-autosnap from AUR.

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

Fedora-36-Post-Install-Guide - Things to do after installing Fedora 37 [Moved to: https://github.com/devangshekhawat/Fedora-37-Post-Install-Guide]

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

arch-btrfs-install-guide - Arch Linux installation guide with btrfs and snapper, this guide is based on the information from unicks.eu guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKdZiCTh3EM, and Arch Linux UEFI step-by-step installation guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOXYZ8hKdmc from ALU.

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

refind-btrfs - Generate rEFInd manual boot stanzas from Btrfs snapshots

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)

btrbk - Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

zsh-autocomplete - 🤖 Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh. Asynchronous find-as-you-type autocompletion.

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program