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linuxmint / timeshift

System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.
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Timeshift broke #159

Open alienbee opened 1 year ago

alienbee commented 1 year ago

Describe the bug Open the Timeshift window to see the last weekly backup to the external hardrive had not been done, tried to delete the oldest backup on the list thinking maybe it had to do with not enough space? but the drive has several terabytes available and I have just pulled and saved files from it a few minutes before. It took forever to go through the process of deleting the oldest backup but turns out it never deleted it at all. it ran through the process like it was doing it..had the error, (see picture) saying its "read only" cannot ..went to hard drive manualy to delete from file browser, the drive had been somehow switched to 'read only' , unplugged it, plugged it back in..came back online to be able to write on, went to folder that had timeshift backups, tried to delete the oldest one, it asked for root pass, gave it to it. error now that root pass not valid. in short its stuck with all these backup folders that i cant get rid of or write any new ones.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to '.open -create or delete..fail..'
  2. Click on 'create or delete.'
  3. Error message: read only, or the active screen that show things happening vanishes away and when you try to start timeshift, all the backup that were on the list are gone. its just blank.

Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.? Im prety clear that it worked before many times, and on its own, and now it didnt, I just expected it to work as usual.

Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

System:

V3n3RiX commented 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure this happens due to glib-2.76. The issue went away on my distribution of choice once I downgraded glib back to 2.74.

V3n3RiX commented 1 year ago

https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift/pull/161

This may be related.

alienbee commented 1 year ago

Thanks for that reply, I just looked in package manager, turns out I have the Glib2, not the original, (see pic) - should I install the Glib original and not the 2? BTW i have just tryed to open Timeshift, and its blank, no restore points. but i did make a folder in the back up drive and its a big size as expected, just not showing in the list to do anything with glibby