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Faster backup solution?
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Sync isn't backup for a few reasons. Unless you are taking system snapshots, you may be left with files without any way to restore your system. That's probably okay if you are just syncing data files. But also it only protects you from catastrophic failure since your last sync. If a file gets corrupted, the corrupted file will get synced and your backup is of no use in recovery.
OP might also have something else in mind as this isn't my area of expertise.
Ok, I see: yes, I am set up to do weekly snapshots with Timeshift, and the syncing is for data files. As for corrupted files, I'm not so sure about that; I don't believe I've ever had a problem with this, but . . . 🤔