Catch-22 with Fedora and BTRFS

[ric-m]

Describe the bug
Cannot restore because filesystem doesn't conform to Ubuntu layout standard where prefixes use @

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install Fedora + Timeshift
2. Volume is BTRFS by default
3. Snapshots created perfectly
4. Error message: cannot restore: Unsupported subvolume layout

Expected behavior
Warnings about BTRFS have come true: behaviour is exactly as predicted

Wanted behavior

1. Want to create snapshots on separate disk formatted as EXT4 as advised in the readme.
2. therefore have to use rsync (btrfs mode does not permit different device)
3. different device important in case source drive damaged/corrupted/etc
4. snapshots created exactly as expected
5. cannot restore because filesystem subvolumes are not prefixed with @
6. the catch: cannot use btrfs mode because i am using separate internal disk; cannot restore using rsync method because filesystem does not conform to ubuntu standard.
7. between a rock and a hard place and no idea how to resolve (really don't want to mess with fedora filesystem)
8. Is there a way forward or is Timeshift just not for me?

Screenshots
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System:

• OS: Fedora 41
• Desktop: KDE Plasma 6
• Application Version: Timeshift 21.11.2

[10leej]

@clefebvre this has been a known issue with timeshift basically ever since it added btrfs support.
Will this ever be fixed?

[ErenYanic]

I don't think it's a very difficult problem to solve, but it seems that timeshift developers don't care

[ric-m]

Agreed. I appreciate the OS is immutable but being able to roll-back apps installed on top of the OS to a previous stable state is surely a requirement of every modern OS.

I abandoned timeshift after it completely bricked a perfectly working system during tests.

[ErenYanic]

I need a timeshift-like application for my fedora system, I think I will search the fedora forums for solutions developed/used by other fedora users.

[10leej]

I need a timeshift-like application for my fedora system, I think I will search the fedora forums for solutions developed/used by other fedora users.

Snapper

[ErenYanic]

I need a timeshift-like application for my fedora system, I think I will search the fedora forums for solutions developed/used by other fedora users.

Snapper

Thanks, this is another alternative, I guess we should try them. https://gitlab.com/btrfs-assistant/btrfs-assistant