• valveman@lemmy.eco.br
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    11 months ago

    Snapper also uses btrfs subvolumes to create snapshots, so if you did create them during your installation process, nothing to worry about.

    I don’t remember if there is a way to create them after the installation, neither if it’s a tough process tho. I used to simply reinstall when I messed up with the subvolumes.

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      11 months ago

      sudo btrfs subvolumes create /path/to/subvolume

      If you don’t configure anything, root will already be a subvolume.

      If you wanna make a used directory a subvolume, you have to move the contents first, and move them back after creation.

      The only thing that takes time here is the move