[SOLVED] Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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[SOLVED] Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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I have a Thimeshift snapshot, of which absolute path is /timeshift/snapshots/2017-12-11_18-17-57/, and I would like to make a copy of it in an external HDD: /media/kyowash/backups. What's the correct way to make a copy of that directory? I would try it with tar, but I once had a bad experience making a tarball that contained symlinks, that's why I would like to know the proper way to do it.

Thanks in advance.
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WharfRat

Re: Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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You can cp -a /timeshift/snapshots/2017-12-11_18-17-57/ /media/kyowash/backups
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Kyowash

Re: Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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I really appreciate your help, WharfRat. Thank you very much.
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Re: Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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WharfRat wrote: ⤴Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:18 pm You can cp -a /timeshift/snapshots/2017-12-11_18-17-57/ /media/kyowash/backups
Will that copy the log files as well please?
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Re: [SOLVED] Copy a timeshift snapshot to an external HDD

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why not just configure Timeshift to use /media/kyowash/backups as the destination and be done with it?

that is what I do..
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