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diff --git a/content/2023/first-time-the-zfs-saved-me.md b/content/2023/first-time-the-zfs-saved-me.md deleted file mode 100644 index 77a5cb95..00000000 --- a/content/2023/first-time-the-zfs-saved-me.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "First Time the ZFS Saved Me" -category: bsd -abstract: Automatic snapshot saved me from a full system reinstalation -date: 2023-03-18T06:04:33+01:00 -year: 2023 -draft: false -tags: -- FreeBSD -- ZFS ---- -{{<img-pull-right "zfs-logo.png">}} -As I was recently trying to [enable auto-switching audio to headphones](/2023/switching-between-speakers-and-headphones-on-freebsd/), I borked my FreeBSD installation. Somehow the speakers stopped working, and the headphone output added a loud hiss. Unfortunately, I was unable to fix it. - -My first thought was to reinstall the system, but then I remembered that I've read about [ZFS Snapshots](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/gbcya/index.html). - -``` -zfs list -t snapshot -``` - -revealed that FreeBSD has already created a few of those recently. I knew this OS and ZFS go hand in hand, but I was still pleasantly surprised. - -To return the system to a previous version, all I had to do was - -``` -zfs snapshot <name> -``` - -and my system stopped responding. I was in X, so that's entirely on one. But the rollback was so instantaneous that my first thought was that something fried. - -After a good, old hard reset, everything worked as it was a few days ago. ZFS very well may be my new best friend. |