Timeshift & Similar Solutions - Safeguard & Recover Your Linux

[Sherri is a Cat]

So

cd /timeshift/snapshots/

#then Tab, shows 2024-01 , press Tab again and a list will be shown, copy that list

Nothing happens at all when I press Tab the second time. It stays the same

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Instead of just closing the terminal to start over, I'm going to type exit and try again.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Above, I should have said

Exactly what you put at #533, but when it reaches the 2024-0 bit, press Tab again to get something like I posted at #534

 

[wizardfromoz]

I misread the cursor block for a one, eyes getting tired.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:~$ cd /timeshift/snapshots/
oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:/timeshift/snapshots$
oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:/timeshift/snapshots$
oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:/timeshift/snapshots$

I pressed tabs 3 times

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Let me try again!

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Still nothing different. If you're tired we can do this later. I'm tired, but I can keep going.

 

[wizardfromoz]

You've pressed enter after

cd /timeshift/snapshots , that switched you to there, now the prompt reads

oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:/timeshift/snapshots$

wait for my next post, please

 

[wizardfromoz]

You can either just

1. type in cd and press Tab and get the list and copy it

OR

2. type in and press Enter

cd ~/

This will return you to

oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:~$

and then repeat the exercise

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:~$ cd /timeshift/snapshots/2024-0
2024-01-29_18-31-11/ 2024-01-31_14-33-16/ 2024-02-02_17-29-15/
2024-01-29_22-03-09/ 2024-02-01_01-00-02/ 2024-02-03_01-00-01/
2024-01-30_18-55-35/ 2024-02-01_19-25-24/ 2024-02-04_01-00-01/
2024-01-30_23-00-02/ 2024-02-02_01-00-01/
oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:~$ cd /timeshift/snapshots/2024-0
bash: cd: /timeshift/snapshots/2024-0: No such file or directory
oem@oem-Lenovo-G50-70:~$ cd

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

I think maybe I'm too tired to understand! I don't want to frustrate you with all of this. I just don't know what it is I'm doing wrong. I think I'm putting the same command in, but sometimes it looks different.

 

[wizardfromoz]

No, you're legend - exactly what I was after.

Let me digest it.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Just backspace the cd to remove it and you can Exit Terminal, and you're done for now.

I have to do a few things, and I'll try to leave correct and correct instructions for examining the size of a couple of those snapshots.

Cheers

 

[wizardfromoz]

That's clear and correct, lol

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Just backspace the cd to remove it and you can Exit Terminal, and you're done for now.

I have to do a few things, and I'll try to leave correct and correct instructions for examining the size of a couple of those snapshots.

Cheers

I think I'm just tired. I looked back through all the commands. Normally I wouldn't have a problem putting it all together. Being tired makes it harder and I get confused.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

I'll be back in the morning to look at the commands

 

[charlie.corder]

That's amazing! I can see my monitor, HDMI connection with resolution (you probably can even tell that it's a high speed HDMI and my monitor won't work with an older one)

My phone, it's a Samsung, it's tethered, not using a wifi hotspot, and debugging enabled.

My keyboard and mouse are wireless, Logitech....

This is incredible!
What amazes me even more is that I know what some of this is! Wow! I'm blown away!

Brings joy to my heart, to see the 'light' go on in someones' head.
Way to go Sherri is a cat!!!
OG TC

 

[charlie.corder]

I think I'm just tired. I looked back through all the commands. Normally I wouldn't have a problem putting it all together. Being tired makes it harder and I get confused.

I found several years ago that it did no good to tax my brain when I was very tired. The old brain refused to retain anything I tried to put in it.
Time is better spent resting up and then attacking things again. {I think that is one reason we human beings require sleep}.
Sweet dreams Sherri
OG

 

[wizardfromoz]

The part I was most looking for is the following, which in fact is a table

2024-01-29_18-31-11/ 2024-01-31_14-33-16/ 2024-02-02_17-29-15/ 2024-01-29_22-03-09/ 2024-02-01_01-00-02/ 2024-02-03_01-00-01/ 2024-01-30_18-55-35/ 2024-02-01_19-25-24/ 2024-02-04_01-00-01/ 2024-01-30_23-00-02/ 2024-02-02_01-00-01/

From where you first posted it, at #550, it can be read following the arrows

If you would oblige me, I would like you to run a "du -ah" on just a few of these - that's the command that spools out a lot of output, and leaves you on completion a figure in G's at bottom left.

So the commands for these are as follows

1.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-29_18-31-11/

2.

 du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-29_22-03-09/

3.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-30_18-55-35/

4.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-30_23-00-02/

and

5.

 du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-02-03_01-00-01/

No hurry for these, when it suits, and if you can just number the results, and I am only interested in the gigabyte/megabyte figures, so it may resemble the following

1. 8G
2. 4G
3. 8G
4. 500M
5. 1G

TIA

Wizard

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

The part I was most looking for is the following, which in fact is a table



From where you first posted it, at #550, it can be read following the arrows

If you would oblige me, I would like you to run a "du -ah" on just a few of these - that's the command that spools out a lot of output, and leaves you on completion a figure in G's at bottom left.

So the commands for these are as follows

1.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-29_18-31-11/

2.

 du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-29_22-03-09/

3.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-30_18-55-35/

4.

du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-01-30_23-00-02/

and

5.

 du -ah /timeshift/snapshots/2024-02-03_01-00-01/

No hurry for these, when it suits, and if you can just number the results, and I am only interested in the gigabyte/megabyte figures, so it may resemble the following

1. 8G
2. 4G
3. 8G
4. 500M
5. 1G

TIA

Wizard

I missed this in notifications. I'm starting on it now.