# Timeshift

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Timeshift and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Linux tool that makes restore points, so a broken change or bad upgrade can be undone with a reboot.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy restore points for breakage and upgrades (3 comments): "Timeshift for when you accidentally break something. One reboot and it's fixed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931422)) "It's not hard to set up regular restore points with Timeshift or similar" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46577486)) "to be handy & assuring from the dangers of tinkering and/or an upgrade" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700443))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Borg Backup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/borg.md): 30 recommend
- [Snapper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snapper.md): 13 recommend
- [Parachute Backup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/parachute-backup.md): 8 recommend
- [Photos Backup Anywhere](https://hackerapproved.com/p/photos-backup-anywhere.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Timeshift", https://hackerapproved.com/p/timeshift/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).