diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/btrfs-impermanence.nix b/hosts/common/optional/btrfs-impermanence.nix
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+{
+boot.initrd.postDeviceCommands = lib.mkAfter ''
+    mkdir /btrfs_tmp
+    mount / /btrfs_tmp
+    if [[ -e /btrfs_tmp/root ]]; then
+        mkdir -p /btrfs_tmp/old_roots
+        timestamp=$(date --date="@$(stat -c %Y /btrfs_tmp)" "+%Y-%m-%-d_%H:%M:%S")
+        mv /btrfs_tmp "/btrfs_tmp/old_roots/$timestamp"
+    fi
+
+    delete_subvolume_recursively() {
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list -o "$1" | cut -f 9- -d ' '); do
+            delete_subvolume_recursively "/btrfs_tmp/$i"
+        done
+        btrfs subvolume delete "$1"
+    }
+
+    for i in $(find /btrfs_tmp/old_roots/ -maxdepth 1 -mtime +30); do
+        delete_subvolume_recursively "$i"
+    done
+
+    btrfs subvolume create /btrfs_tmp/root
+    umount /btrfs_tmp
+  '';
+}