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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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Amount of disk space used by a particular snapshot #349

Open Wiserrhino opened 2 weeks ago

Wiserrhino commented 2 weeks ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. It would be great to know how much space a particular snapshot is taking up. This helps to prioritize which snap shot to delete first when disk space runs low.

Describe the solution you'd like The ability to right-click a snapshot and then select something like "properties" to get more detailed information.

Describe alternatives you've considered Other backup methods. I don't really like any of them.

Additional context No other contextual information is relevant, other than I run Linux Mint 21 with Mate desktop.

teejee2008 commented 4 days ago

For BTRFS snapshots you can enable qgroups which will display a column with the actual size. For Rsync snapshots it is not practical to estimate the size due to hardlinks with other snapshots.