Timeshift has become broken precisely after
this latest update so it seems to be fitting to post it here.
(I had done a pacman update without any problem
and just right after that a pamac one for flatpaks
and 2pcs of AUR packages, where this
problem has appeared, and yes,
I have rebooted my machine,
even more than once )
Here you go:
- a Copy-Paste,
- a proper switch
- and a wheel
sh-5.2# timeshift --list
[Warning] Deleted invalid lock
I use Manjaro KDE with latest stable packages
on BTRFS. I can provide all my specs if it helps
or, if someone has an idea, I can give the ones
which could be relevant.
Works fine on Gnome and Ext4, Maybe a problem with BTRFS?
Works also fine here, with KDE and ext4 on the disk…
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It is usually expected that system information be provided when creating a Support topic. This allows others to quickly note possible contributors to any given issue reported.
It might be particularly helpful to list exactly the packages you built from the AUR. For reference, it’s considered good practice to perform a sync/update from the official repo’s while excluding packages from the AUR, and only later (after a reboot) installing from foreign sources such as the AUR, or AppImage, Flatpak, etc.
The following may or may not be related to your issue…
If you are trying to use Timeshift with a RAID array, this Using Timeshift with RAID bug report is one of several that remains open.
Whether that might be relevant is impossible to know at this time. Please provide system information as described (below), and someone will no doubt help when they are able.
If during the last 9 days since your last post the situation has been resolved, please note that here also. A reminder that your active participation is generally required to progress a topic, else it may be closed as abandoned.
Regards.
System Information
While information from *-fetch type apps might be fine for someone wishing to buy your computer, for Support purposes it’s better to ask your system directly; 
Output of the inxi command with appropriate parameters will achieve this (naturally, formatted according to forum guidelines) and will generally be more useful for those wishing to help:
inxi --filter --verbosity=8
or the short form:
inxi -zv8
Be prepared to provide output from other commands whenever asked. It’s equally important to provide as much actionable information as possible in your first post, rather than simply indicating there is a problem.
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The problem went away by itself last time, but today came up again.
However it seems I have found the root cause.
Timeshift waits for df which hangs and with strace I have found that a Keybase service, keybase-redirector.service, blocks it trough FUSE.
After restart this service and kbfs for good measure, df runs again and Timeshift works.
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