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Timeshift vs rsync-time-backup: catalog facts
Timeshift	rsync-time-backup
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0 or later. Maintained by the Linux Mint team.	Free Free open-source script, with optional sponsorship.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Rolls a broken update back without reinstalling Works on any filesystem with rsync, or natively on BTRFS	Browsable dated snapshots of plain files Hard links keep unchanged files from using extra space
Backs up system files, not your documents, by default Linux only	Command-line only No encryption or deduplication beyond hard links
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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