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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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Snapshot doesn't appear on list after being done #258

Open tommy-rypi opened 9 months ago

tommy-rypi commented 9 months ago

Describe the bug After having made a snapshot, nothing is on the list in the GUI. There is though... a snapshot in the filesystem...

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Make a snapshot.

Expected behavior To see the snapshot that is made.

Screenshots If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. Showing no snapshot: image

There IS a snapshot made: image

System:

ronohara commented 8 months ago

If you run this from the command line : sudo timeshit-gtk do you get an error message when you exit the app.

E: Failed to removed directory ....

If so, there is probably a directory under /run/timeshift which Linux thinks is busy .... and you can't delete it. I don't know what triggers this situation, but if you reboot that directory goes away and then (for me) all my snapshots appear properly.

tommy-rypi commented 8 months ago

Tnx for showing the command. I get an error:

(timeshift-gtk:6653): Gtk-WARNING **: 18:26:48.944: Failed to set text '2\xee\xed/9\u007f' from markup due to error parsing markup: Error on line 1 char 15: Invalid UTF-8 encoded text in name — not valid “2\xee\xed/9\u007f” E: rsync returned an error
E: Failed to create new snapshot Failed to create snapshot

Does anyone know why? Tnx in advance!

ronohara commented 8 months ago

Timeshift logs are in /var/log/timeshift ... many many many of them.

I normally remove them all (sudo rm /var/log/timeshift/*log ) then run timeshift-gtk again to get a single new log file with whatever extra information that can be found.

You can view the logs from the 'Menu' button of timeshift-gtk Screenshot_20240129_052052

Paste the log here and maybe it will reveal the problem.