refind-btrfs vs TimeShift

refind-btrfs

Generate rEFInd manual boot stanzas from Btrfs snapshots (by Venom1991)

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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16 days ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
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refind-btrfs

Posts with mentions or reviews of refind-btrfs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-06.

Rollback a root snapshot without rescue media
1 project | /r/archlinux | 15 Jun 2023

Then you need a service that will check snapshots folder and automatically create boot entries. I have refind-btrfs, which does exactly that.
Is GRUB or Systemd-boot better for BTRFS?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 18 Apr 2023

rEFInd can also be used to boot into Btrfs snapshots using this automation tool.
Using snapper with rEFInd or systemd-boot (BTRFS)
1 project | /r/archlinux | 13 Feb 2023
grub broke, again!
1 project | /r/archlinux | 25 Dec 2022

Yes, see refind-btrfs
Is grub still worth using or should I switch to refind/sysmd?
1 project | /r/EndeavourOS | 14 Nov 2022

It's a actually third party tool which simply automates the whole process because enabling such a feature manually is pretty cumbersome and annoying.
Arch on Btrfs is a perfect match!
4 projects | /r/archlinux | 6 Sep 2022

In a similar vein, there's also https://github.com/Venom1991/refind-btrfs.
which bootloader should I use after the grub incident ?
2 projects | /r/archlinux | 5 Sep 2022

Especially when using refind-btrfs. "This tool is used to automate a few tedious tasks required to boot into Btrfs snapshots from rEFInd. It is to rEFInd what grub-btrfs is to GRUB.". It works great.
Systemd-boot with btrfs snapshot boot?
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 31 Aug 2022

Well.. The same way GRUB has grub-btrfs, rEFInd has refind-btrfs, which automates the whole process of booting your snapshots. Maybe you could give rEFInd a try. And honestly, I don't think that the GRUB issue will happen again. I'm using Linux for ages and it's the first time I saw it messing stuff up. Sorry if not answers your questions directly.
So why do so people still use GRUB?
5 projects | /r/archlinux | 28 Aug 2022

Like GRUB has grub-btrfs to automate this process, refind has refind-btrfs. I never tested grub-btrfs, but refind-btrfs is awesome.
What's the best way to create and restore BTRFS snapshots?
2 projects | /r/archlinux | 20 Aug 2022

I'm using snapper with refind-btrfs. The setup was confusing at first but now it works nicely.

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 refind-btrfs and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:

grub-btrfs - Include btrfs snapshots at boot options. (Grub menu)

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

snapper_systemd_boot

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

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

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

archlinux-ansible-provisioner - Yet another Archlinux ansible provisioner

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)

efifs - EFI FileSystem drivers

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

astos - An immutable tree-shaped meta-distribution [Moved to: https://github.com/ashos/ashos]

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program