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[Solved] Timeshift does not recognize exfat external 4TB drive Linux partition

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[Solved] Timeshift does not recognize exfat external 4TB drive Linux partition

#1 Post by MikeLieberman »

I have a 4TB WD external drive. I have created a volume named TimeShift
I can open a terminal on is and create a folder named mike
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But Timeshift refuses to see it. Why?
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Re: Timeshift does not recognize exfat external 4TB drive Linux partition

#2 Post by sunrat »

The answer is right there in the image you posted. "Windows file systems are not supported..."
“ computer users can be divided into 2 categories:
Those who have lost data
...and those who have not lost data YET ”
Remember to BACKUP!

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Re: Timeshift does not recognize exfat external 4TB drive Linux partition

#3 Post by MikeLieberman »

Yes. I fixed it. Sorry for the post.

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