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I would recommend using Timeshift. BTRFS mode can create local snapshots and rsync mode can be used to backup to external media. Timeshift can exclude directories based on user preferences.
So BTRFS can't create external backups?
Btrfs can send a snapshot to another machine, but there is no pretty gui for it.
Most file systems cannot do this.
How about just another partition on the same disk though?