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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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Permanent icon and pause feature #295

Open yesdrs13 opened 3 months ago

yesdrs13 commented 3 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Whenever I do intensive video editing, I have to go into timeshift and turn off all scheduled backups. If the schedules are on and a backup runs during an edit, it interrupts the edit somewhat and the quality is not as great at times. It's a little annoying to turn off the schedules all the time and, sometimes, when I'm done editing, I forget to turn them back on.

Describe the solution you'd like It would be great to have a permanent icon in the app bar that you could see the status of timeshift and to have a few "pause" options you can click on that would pause for a few set length of times (1, 2, 4, 8 hours) and one option to pause indefinitely until the user is ready to resume the backup schedule in which the user will have a "un-pause" option to turn off any pause. After the paused time has expired, timeshift would automatically turn back on the schedules again.

Describe alternatives you've considered N/A

Additional context N/A

MarkMoretto commented 2 months ago

Yes. Or, a pop-up notification when it starts running (so, not necessarily permanent).

Had an interview basically stop because my PC froze when this started running and bogged down some resources.

yesdrs13 commented 2 months ago

In Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3, I do get a "pop-up" when it runs and disappears when completed, but no option to "pause" it. When you hover over the icon that pops up, it states something like "Timeshift in Progress" or "Backup in progress" or something similar to that extent.

MarkMoretto commented 2 months ago

Hol up. How do I get a pop-up to appear?

I'm on MX Linux (Debian 12), if that helps.

if there is a pop-up, I agree that a Pause option would be great. Full support of that.

yesdrs13 commented 2 months ago

Mark, I'm sorry. I only use Linux Mint and not sure of other distros. I know in Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3, there was no "pop-up", but when I upgraded to LMC 21.1 and higher, the pop-ups showed. I think the devs for LM integrated a routine to do this starting with LM 21. đŸ™‚ In LMC, there is an applet called "Timeshift Spy" - by nicog60, that may help rectify a pop-up issue. You can check it out at Timeshift Spy. Hopefully, MX Linux allows applets.

yesdrs13 commented 2 months ago

Mark, wanted to show you on my screen what pops up when Timeshift starts to backup. When 2 cogs show up, Timeshift is processing a backup. When it's done the backup, the cogs disappear. This is not an applet, but directly from Timeshift. Screenshot from 2024-05-02 12-00-31

MarkMoretto commented 2 months ago

@yesdrs13 Nice! Thanks.

That's crispy-clean desktop!

Anyway, I was initially going to ask about which environment you're on (Cinnamon, MATE, xfce) since I'm on KDE, but I think I have to adjust my notification settings since i don't see the bell (icon on the left on the right-side of your task manager bar), so that might fix one thing. I'll check back if not.

yesdrs13 commented 2 months ago

Hey Mark, it's the Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition 21.3 I'm using. With the screen... I'm more organized on my computer than my filing cabinet! LOL

yesdrs13 commented 2 months ago

Mark, I was curious about MX Linux and made additional partitions and installed the XFCE (ahs) and the KDE versions. On the XFCE, I did try out Timeshift on it and nope! No pop up at all. I haven't tried on KDE yet, but when I do, I'll let you know the outcome. By the way, I've never heard of MX Linux before and thought I'd give it a shot. It's not bad, just a few things that are "quirky", but there were some "work-arounds" I found already.