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title: Install Folder Freeze Guard on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Folder Freeze Guard for Linux - Freeze folders,
  detect every change and roll back to the frozen state
url: https://snapcraft.io/folder-freeze-guard
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# Folder Freeze Guard

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latest/stable 2.0.0

Install latest/stable of Folder Freeze Guard

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install folder-freeze-guard
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* folder-freeze-guard

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/folder-freeze-guard#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/folder-freeze-guard#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/folder-freeze-guard#tab-security)

#### Freeze folders, detect every change and roll back to the frozen state

Folder Freeze Guard is a Linux alternative to Shadow Defender for keeping chosen
folders in a known-good state, implemented honestly in user space.

What it really does:

* "Freeze" any folder you choose: a full content snapshot made of a SHA-256 manifest
  plus stored copies in a content-addressed object store (identical files stored once)
* Detect all changes since the freeze: added, modified, deleted, type and permission
  changes (quick size/mtime mode or full SHA-256 verification)
* One-click rollback (whole folder or selected items) with a dry-run preview; files are
  restored atomically (temp file + rename) with their original mode and mtime
* Exclusion list (glob patterns such as \*.log, cache/, node\_modules/)
* "Commit" the current contents as the new frozen state, with garbage collection of
  snapshot objects that are no longer referenced
* Optional rollback when the app starts and periodic rollback while it is running
* Live activity monitor of the frozen folders using Linux inotify
* History of every freeze, commit and rollback

Honest limitations: there is no kernel driver and no "wipe on reboot" mode. Nothing is
protected or rolled back while the app is closed; changes are undone only when you (or
the at-launch / scheduled option) run a rollback. Snapshots use disk space in the app's
data folder. As a strict snap it can freeze folders in your home (non-hidden) and on
removable media.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated
with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Shadow Defender or its vendor.

Support development: <https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b>

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## Install Folder Freeze Guard on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/folder-freeze-guard/ubuntu)