As I mentioned in your other thread, Timeshift doesn't support selective restore. (That's one reason it's not suitable for data file backup.) To my knowledge, there's no other app which can "work with a Timeshift snapshot." What you can do is copy files from snapshot to target with rsync. Indeed, I've pretty much stopped using Timeshift because I find it easier to do system restore with rsync (which I use for both system and data backups). I'm not comfortable, though, trying to coach you through a complex rsync problem on a message forum. Also, I've no experience restoring a system with directories split off to separate partitions. Based on research (several years ago), I use -axHAX as flags for system backup (only -a for data), where -x = don't cross file system boundaries. Might create mischief in your case (as you're restoring from a consolidated backup), but omitting it might cause mischief also.
Statistics: Posted by pbear — 2024-04-29 02:27 — Replies 1 — Views 47