backing up

[Sajan Parikh]

On 09/25/2014 12:51 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 25 September 2014 19:48, Scott Blair <scott.blair at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What directories should I include in my back up. I included all
>> but proc and tmp files, when I went to restore it stopped when
>> it hit the kernal restore.
>
> As a general rule. everything in /home/$yourusername is good.
>
>
Going to disagree here.  While it's true that generally you don't need 
anything OUTSIDE of /home/$yourusername, I wouldn't backup EVERYTHING 
inside /home/$yourusername, you'll end up wasting a ton of backup space.

Instead, go through the hidden folders, if they are for an application 
you want the configs backed up for, go for it.  If you don't need the 
configs, skip the folder.  If you use something like GMail or your own 
IMAP email server, backing up your whole Thunderbird profile will just 
be a waste of space and time.

I think Steam also installs certain games inside your home folder as 
well, so definitely don't include those.

The only things guaranteed you'll want to backup are 
/home/username/{Desktop|Documents|Music|Pictures} and any other folders 
you created.  I'd even exclude the Downloads folder as well.  If you 
want to save something you downloaded, get in the habit of moving it out 
of your Downloads folder.

Sajan Parikh


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