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For years I used ext4 and backuped on an external HD/SSD using rsync.
For a couple of months now I redid a test setup with btrfs (and luks), I have a root, home, var, swap subvolumes. I'm using Timeshift for backup, I think I need to format a new external SSD as btrfs too to backup the snapshot.
I'm getting a new, actually modern computer in 6 months or so and have been thinking BTRFS similar to your use. I'm mainly used to server hardware and my last system was SSD for root and HDD for everything else (a bit out of date for PCs).
I'm thinking of a similar setup, with 2x NVME drives as a BTRFS in RAID1 w/ subvolumes and external backups. How's your setup working for you?
I dual boot windows/Linux on the nvme, another SSD is NTFS because there's doc, pictures, mp3, etc that I can access from both OS. All NTFS are using bitlocker.
Btrfs works pretty well, it is mature, I'll test an external SSD using luks/btrfs to backup my system.
Very nice. The dual-boot is not something that I'll have to worry about. Fortunately, nothing that I worry about has dependency on Windows. Any gaming is on a steam deck or console, so, I'll be using it purely for nerdy fun.