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Timeshift crashed my desktop!
(sh.itjust.works)
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/31907670
When I use the Timeshift GUI to create a snapshot, it takes a very long time to complete. If I click Cancel, my desktop environment crashes and I get kicked to a black screen or a login prompt.
When I use Timeshift CLI, it creates the snapshot in less than a second, but the command waits for a long time afterward. However, it can be safely interrupted with control-C.
Timeshift is in BTRFS mode.
Output of Timeshift command, interrupted
Using system disk as snapshot device for creating snapshots in BTRFS mode Mounted '/dev/dm-0 (sda3)' at '/run/timeshift/33685/backup' btrfs: Quotas are not enabled Creating new backup...(BTRFS) Saving to device: /dev/dm-0, mounted at path: /run/timeshift/33685/backup Created directory: /run/timeshift/33685/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-21-49 Created subvolume snapshot: /run/timeshift/33685/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-21-49/@ Created control file: /run/timeshift/33685/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-21-49/info.json BTRFS Snapshot saved successfully (0s) ^C #output of time command real 0m1.165s user 0m0.004s sys 0m0.009s
Output of Timeshift command, run to completion
[Warning] Deleted invalid lock Using system disk as snapshot device for creating snapshots in BTRFS mode Mounted '/dev/dm-0 (sda3)' at '/run/timeshift/32947/backup' btrfs: Quotas are not enabled Creating new backup...(BTRFS) Saving to device: /dev/dm-0, mounted at path: /run/timeshift/32947/backup Created directory: /run/timeshift/32947/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-13-13 Created subvolume snapshot: /run/timeshift/32947/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-13-13/@ Created control file: /run/timeshift/32947/backup/timeshift-btrfs/snapshots/2025-01-29_15-13-13/info.json BTRFS Snapshot saved successfully (0s) Tagged snapshot '2025-01-29_15-13-13': ondemand ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maximum backups exceeded for backup level 'weekly' #output of time command real 1m12.419s user 0m0.001s sys 0m0.009sPossibly related to this bug?
I tried deleting the old backups, it still takes about a minute to complete the snapshot. I think it only limits weekly backups, and manual backups are unlimited. Weekly backups are completely fine, and manual is where the problem lies.