Backup or Timeshift for Fedora 31 cinnamon what can I do?

bscho · 04-23-2020, 01:20 PM

Backup or Timeshift what can I do? I want to recreate my Fedore 31 cinnamon onto another drive. There is no Timeshift can I install Timeshift?

If not what can I do to recreate my Febora on another drive?

wpeckham · 04-23-2020, 02:05 PM

clonezilla?

dc.901 · 04-23-2020, 04:05 PM

You can use:
dd
dump/restore
xfsdump/xfsrestore
rsync
and many more...

Or, maybe I am misunderstanding your question...

bscho · 04-23-2020, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dc.901

You can use:
dd
dump/restore
xfsdump/xfsrestore
rsync
and many more...

Or, maybe I am misunderstanding your question...

It is Ok I have installed Timeshift

only problem appears to have worked but the password to logon does not work
trying to figure out why this has happened.

dc.901 · 04-23-2020, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bscho

It is Ok I have installed Timeshift

only problem appears to have worked but the password to logon does not work
trying to figure out why this has happened.

Full disclosure; I have not used timeshift, so this is probably ignorant question... So, want to clarify

When you say "password to logon does not work", is that logon to Timeshift application?

jefro · 04-23-2020, 05:42 PM

https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/

https://www.fossmint.com/backup-rest...ith-timeshift/

Timeshift isn't really a clone tools as it is more of a in-place backup/restore.

bscho · 04-23-2020, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/

https://www.fossmint.com/backup-rest...ith-timeshift/

Timeshift isn't really a clone tools as it is more of a in-place backup/restore.

Still have problems with Timeshift as the password will not work. I know it's almost OK as the Fedora is hosting my website which I can still see on another machine.

I think I will try DD instead.

scasey · 04-23-2020, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bscho

Still have problems with Timeshift as the password will not work. I know it's almost OK as the Fedora is hosting my website which I can still see on another machine.

I think I will try DD instead.

Repeating: the password does not work where?!

bscho · 04-24-2020, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scasey

Repeating: the password does not work where?!

When you boot Fedora 31 cinnamon it asks for a password. When I Timeshift and then recover on another disc the password does not work. The system is OK as I can see the website I am hosting on another machine.

I am giving up and trying to do it with DD but I cannot remember the command to show the proceedings as it is working.

bscho · 04-24-2020, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bscho

When you boot Fedora 31 cinnamon it asks for a password. When I Timeshift and then recover on another disc the password does not work. The system is OK as I can see the website I am hosting on another machine.

I am giving up and trying to do it with DD but I cannot remember the command to show the proceedings as it is working.

I have a triple boot of Fedora 31, Makulinux and Windows 12 Lite.

I have succeeded with DD it would not work using DD on Fedora, so I did it on Makulu Linux (the big daddy) the boot grub screen came from Windows 12 Lite. I left that one in case it would affect the feather grub startup.

I am now using the clone sdd and everything appears to be OK, my hosting website and the shopping cart.

Now I will delete the partition of Makulu and install Windows 10 in it's place then I'll supergrub2 to reinstall the grub.