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| The primary reason for XBian using the btrfs filesystem is its automated system for taking snapshots both whenever major system changes are made (such as upgrading the system) and on a scheduled basis. XBian automatically takes a snapshot when apt-get upgrade is run (either from xbian-config or from the console) and takes daily, weekly and monthly snapshots as well. | The primary reason for XBian using the btrfs filesystem is its automated system for taking snapshots both whenever major system changes are made (such as upgrading the system) and on a scheduled basis. XBian automatically takes a snapshot when apt-get upgrade is run (either from xbian-config or from the console) and takes daily, weekly and monthly snapshots as well. | ||
| + | To manage snapshots, you can easily use xbian-config GUI (Hint: enabling "Advanced Mode" in Preferences gives you additional management functions) | ||
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| + | or use the command-line tool btrfs-auto-snapshot | ||
| ==== List existing snapshots ==== | ==== List existing snapshots ==== | ||