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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ZFS snapshots not supported in Timeshift #56

Open anaximeno opened 2 years ago

anaximeno commented 2 years ago

Describe the bug After installing Linux Mint 21 with the ZFS filesystem I noticed that timeshift is not able to take snapshots from it. When opening Timeshift it displays a message that says Live Mode (only recuperation), as if I am using the live USB, even though I have already completely installed mint on my device.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to timeshift (after installing mint with ZFS) and open it.
  2. Error message: Live Mode (only recuperation)

System: