Backup / Snapshot best practice

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I installed my brand new Tumbleweed on a NVME ssd drive (1 TB).

I used btrfs and lvm

I also have a 1TB SATA SSD drive ( BTRFS)

WHich backup strategy should I use, rsync, TimeShift, etc

My goal is that if sometime is messed up after some update, to be able to get back on my feet

As for my files, they’re backed up to a SYnology Drive OffSite LOL so I’m good

I come from the arch world ( Manjaro) and I am not use to openSUSE. With Manjaro, I always ended up with a glitch from time to time…

Will now get used to openeSUSE…

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I think you must first understand for yourself that Btrfs snapshots are NOT backups. They are a fallback for an update that breaks the system (as you already said above).

For real backups, you must have a backup policy/strategy that depends on your needs. Again, your text above shows that you already have one.

See them as two different things for two different purposes with no connection.

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Agree

When my new openSUSE TW install updates, is there already some mechanism in place allowing me to roll back ?

Or I need to put something in place ?

JF
I came to openSUSE for stability. The only weird tweak I made for now is to build some driver for my Canon Printer to work (what a ride it was LOL)

As said, files are good (backed up) but if I install something or an update mess up my machine, I want to get back on my feet quickly .

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Yes. Snapper.

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Tks will read about it on the link you sent
But it’s already enabled / DUMB proof LOL ?

Will read… have a good one

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Strongly suggest to learn and use restic. It took me a bit to learn how it works, some time to test my backup strategy but now all my backups are done using restic.

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tks ! will give it a shot…

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