NTFS Timeshift?

[bazzar1206]

I have set up a friend's box and he currently has a NTFS USB HDD which he uses for films and recordings from channels. However, when I tried to set up timeshift it states the HDD must be EXT2 3 or 4. All the drivers are installed for NTFS and FAT32. Is there a way around this otherwise this function is not available. Surely it's not down to speed.

It will not be possible to format the HDD as it has nearly 300GB of contents.

Cheers,

Bal

 

[Rob van der Does]

Timeshift uses hardlinks: they are not supported on NTFS (nor on FAT).
So for timeshift you do indeed need an device formatted in Ext3/4.

 

[bazzar1206]

Well that's annoying. Will this always be the case?

 

[Rob van der Does]

This was and will always be the case.

 

[bazzar1206]

Oh well. He'll just have to go without.

Many thanks.

 

[Rob van der Does]

Or add an USB stick for that purpose.

 

[bazzar1206]

I think the GigaBlue only has one USB at the rear which is occupied by the HDD.

 

[Rob van der Does]

Ah, OK.
If important an USB-hub could be used then.

 

[s1m0nw]

Its has 2 usb ports on this box one on back and one on the front. You need to pull down flap at right hand side on front of box

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