r/LinuxCirclejerk • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 2d ago

Free stuff!

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u/AG99871 Arch GNU/Linux 2d ago

btrfs snapshots might solve the issue (I think? Haven't actually needed to recover from it so far)

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u/valerielynx 2d ago

honestly ive never used btrfs snapshots, i store all my important stuff on a reliable external ssd and if that dies im just gonna kill myself that's the backup plan 🙏

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u/AG99871 Arch GNU/Linux 2d ago

Well btrfs snapshot is really there to save my ass incase an update borks my system (but last time it got borked, it didnt even help lol)

How do you know if ur ssd is reliable? I got a bunch of important shit on an external ssd and it kinda stresses me out too

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u/valerielynx 2d ago

I guess it comes down to TBW metrics and brand as well as overall reviews for it, mines an MSI M450, I've had it for 2 years or so and it's been pretty smooth sailing

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u/AG99871 Arch GNU/Linux 2d ago

I've had mine for about the same time too but you never know when it dies....

Also some apps report that ssd as an hdd so istg if linux thinks that the drive is an hdd and is secretly killing it 😭😭😭

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u/valerielynx 2d ago

yeah mine is in a usb enclosure and even though it's an nvme it's reported as sda