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diff --git a/system/timeshift/README b/system/timeshift/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f0c2550934 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/timeshift/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Timeshift for Linux is an application that provides functionality +similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine +tool in Mac OS. Timeshift protects your system by taking incremental +snapshots of the file system at regular intervals. These snapshots +can be restored at a later date to undo all changes to the system. + +In RSYNC mode, snapshots are taken using rsync and hard-links. +Common files are shared between snapshots which saves disk space. +Each snapshot is a full system backup that can be browsed with a +file manager. + +In BTRFS mode, snapshots are taken using the in-built features +of the BTRFS filesystem. BTRFS snapshots are supported only on +BTRFS systems having an Ubuntu-type subvolume layout +(with @ and @home subvolumes). |