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v1.4.4 — browse GUI-run system backups + manual refresh-from-mount

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@amplogik amplogik released this 14 Jun 17:02
· 12 commits to main since this release

A small but important follow-up to v1.4.3, from real-world testing.

🐛 Fix — browsing a GUI-run system backup

After a system/homes backup (or delete/reindex/recover) run from the GUI, the Archives tab would list the backup but couldn't browse it ("no sidecar in local mirror"). Cause: those operations run as root via pkexec, and the per-shard sidecar files landed in root's local mirror, not yours — only the manifest was synced back. Now the sidecars are synced too, so a GUI-run system backup is immediately browsable.

✨ New — manual "Refresh from mount" escape hatch

A new Archives right-click → "Refresh from mount (rebuild local mirror)" rebuilds your local manifest + sidecar mirror from the backup mount on demand — for any time the local view drifts from what's on disk. It's reachable even when the list is empty (right-click empty space), is read-only on the mount, and never needs root. (Equivalent to --list-archives --refresh-from-mount on the CLI.)

📦 Install

sudo apt install ./timetraveller_1.4.4_all.deb

290 automated tests pass. Recommended for anyone on v1.4.x who backs up system-level plans.