I installed MX XFCE on one of my laptops. It has Timeshift. I wanted to have Timeshift copy stuff onto my 32GB UFD but it refused, saying the UFD "must have a Linux partition". I used GParted to make a partition on that UFD, but Timeshift still said it didn't have a Linux partition. QUESTION: How can I make a UFD usable by Timeshift?
I do not remember. There was a drop-down menu with several partition types, mostly with non-descriptive names of 2 or 3 letters. Gparted's help file gave no help on that matter, so I just left the menu's default type alone, hoping for the best. What Type should I have chosen?
@bellgamin How to check Partition Type of your USB drive in GParted: EDIT I took a quick look at Timeshift, and it will only save to partitions formatted with a Linux file system. ext4 File System should work fine. You would have to format the partition on your USB drive to ext4. >>Just be sure that is what you want to do, ensuring you aren't formatting over saved data already on that partition you don't want to lose.<<
In Gparted, delete the partition on your UFD. Right click the unallocated space and Create a Primary partition with these options. Align to MiB, File System Ext4.
@wat0114 & @Brian K -- Your last 2 comments have been Cut&Pasted into my Linux HowTo notes. Many thanks!
