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Joined: 25/07/2019
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| Posted: 08:28am 20 Oct 2025 |
Installed Timeshift on my system and made a backup of the OS files. I have BTRFS on most partitions/drives but one is still Ext4 (/boot) so I used rsync setting. Worked flawlessly for me. I may convert the Ext4 /boot partition to BTRFS to get the super speed backup.
The dd process is still easy to create a full mirror replacement disk. I like to have a mirrored boot disk including my home directory sitting un-powered in the chassis. Instead of getting a USB live disk, I just plug in the mirrored disk as the 0 drive and reboot. A fully installed working system comes up.
I would suggest you find an app or process that works and just stick with it.