Shadow copy vss - linux

[parsman]

I used to use vss shadow copy of Windows to make backup copies of shared files, but I don't know if there is a similar service in Linux? Do you know a similar service?

 

[Condobloke]

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[Tolkem]

That's a windows' service, and there's nothing (exactly) like it on Linux, that said, you can use timeshift https://teejeetech.com/timeshift/ to make backups of your system, you could make it so it takes daily, hourly, weekly backups or whatever other frequency you prefer. Another alternative is to use a distro that uses BTRFS (better file system) https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/, which will give you a similar functionality, and I'd say, even better. IMHO, openSUSE https://www.opensuse.org/ does a great job when it comes to BTRFS by providing a tool called "snapper" https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Snapper_Tutorial
Hope this helps!