My understanding is that Timeshift is the closest equivalent on Linux to System Restore on Windows?Īnd just to reiterate, all backing up is happening on a separate partition on the same drive. If I am experimenting with Windows 10 I just create a system restore point, play around with Windows, if the OS breaks, I just restore Windows 10 back to the last restore point I created. I need to protect my OS from my lack of experience as I experiment with Zorin OS. System Restore on Microsoft Windows creates a restore point on the same drive the Microsoft Operating system is on. I want as close to possible the exact same functionality as system restore on windows. Sorry guys I really need to be a lot clearer about my specific needs which it seems I havent. My understanding is that if an existing Linux OS is recovered then no home folder files would have been lost? If I am just restoring a damaged OS do I need to worry about running DejaDub for my home partition? So that being said, I am doing backups for one reason only at this stage, and that is to recover a damaged OS. Luckily I was able to recover Zorin and reinstall my gnome desktop and now I am back in business again.īut if I had timeshift and already had a previous backup I would not have gone so close to competely losing my install. In fact I have already broken Zorin 16 once after trying to uninstall a MacOS KVM. I am new to Linux and have been doing a lot of experimenting with it and plan on playing around with Zorin OS a lot more.īeing a Noob that is trying to push the envelope pretty hard this means that I am liable to break my OS. I have plenty of room on my current drive and have about 40% that I will now devote solely to backups. Finance is a bit tight at the moment and I cannot afford to get another drive for my computer.

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