Backup Issues and Restoration Attempts

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TimeShift looks like it makes a complete image of the drive. This would be ideal for time saving, and distro-hopping. Backup your main install, load whatever distro you like... if you prefer your main, reload it from a live USB. Lather, rinse, repeat as necessary.

You need to be precise about your requirements. Timeshift is for backups on a single PC. It is not suitable for cross-platform use. And it does not not make a complete image of the drive, for that you'd need DD. But it does make a complete image of the file system.

Timeshift is good if:
you're only working with one PC
you have a stable installation/configuration that you want to keep
you do incremental updates that you want to roll back
you want to feel secure when experimenting on that one PC
you experience a HDD crash

In that case, Timeshift will save you every time, provided you have a live DVD/USB at hand. Then, a rollback can always be done.

If the scenario is, that you have multiple hardware that needs to be be backed up. or you need to transfer your image to new hardware, then Timeshift is the wrong solution.