Not sure if snapshot is working correctly

[DukeComposed]

Could you please explain this. Have used df -h on my live system which lists info on the complete system but the printout from the live usb running will only list information from the live usb.

The expectation is to run "df -h" twice. Run it once on the snapshot and once on the machine you've just snapshotted, thus creating something to compare between them.

[Fornhamfred]

Yes I understand the idea but in practice the output from the machine before running snapshot and the output from the same machine running the live usb produced from the snapshot do not compare.

[DukeComposed]

Yes I understand the idea but in practice the output from the machine before running snapshot and the output from the same machine running the live usb produced from the snapshot do not compare.

They obviously can be compared. Maybe you're suggesting they don't match, in which case you now have enough information to start investigating what the differences are between the the snapshot and the machine you snapshotted. You can start drilling down into both of these systems to locate what's missing in the snapshot that you expected to be there.

[Fornhamfred]

Thanks for your assistance. When I next do a snapshot I will try your suggestions.

[DukeComposed]

Thanks for your assistance. When I next do a snapshot I will try your suggestions.

Keep tabs on what you're configuring to be in the snapshot so you know what to look for in the final image. A 7 GB snapshot isn't too terrible. It suggests you're not using MX Snapshot to archive a bunch of music, pictures, and videos. Assuming this is the case, you can then start paying attention to the other things you expect to be in the snapshot: installed packages (using User Installed Packages), special config files, flatpaks, and so on.

As I said before, you're the only person who can know if your snapshots are complete or not. You do this by either (a) building a comprehensive list of things you know the snapshot must contain and checking that it contains them, or (b) comparing the snapshot to the original system and looking for clear indications that something is missing. Things like df and du are good at that kind of investigation, but there are other great tools that have been suggested in this thread.