# Timeshift and timeshift-autosnapd not allowing updates **URL:** \ **Category:** General system\ **Created:** [February 1, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/timeshift-and-timeshift-autosnapd-not-allowing-updates/23508 "2022-02-01T13:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pebcak/32/100472_2.png) [@pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/pebcak)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/timeshift-and-timeshift-autosnapd-not-allowing-updates/23508/6 "2022-01-31T23:47:00Z")
> [@33Nicolas](#): > > : Running pre-transaction hooks… > (1/2) Creating Timeshift snapshot before upgrade… > E: ts: Failed to get partition list. > E: Snapshots cannot be created in Live CD mode > Unable to run timeshift-autosnap! Please close Timeshift and try again. Script will now exit… > error: command failed to execute correctly > error: failed to commit transaction (failed to run transaction hooks) > Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. > → error installing repo packages This reminds me of an issue with Timeshift from quite some time ago: > [@Help - Timeshift in Live USB Mode as device UUID not found](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/help-timeshift-in-live-usb-mode-as-device-uuid-not-found/14914): > > After updating today, I’ve just started getting an error in timeshift where it says it’s in “Live USB Mode (Restore Only)”. All previous snapshots are missing & an error message is listed which states "Device not found: UUID=’[my-hexadecimal-device-id]’. This is now also interfering with pacman updates as I now get the following error. :: Running pre-transaction hooks... (1/1) Creating Timeshift snapshot before upgrade... E: ts: Failed to get partition list. E: System disk not found! Unable to … 🤔 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/timeshift-and-timeshift-autosnapd-not-allowing-updates/23508)._