Decidere di quali file eseguire il backup e individuarne la posizione è il passo più difficile quando si tenta di eseguire un backup. Di seguito vengono elencate le più comuni posizioni dei file importanti e delle impostazioni di cui eseguire un backup.
File personali (documenti, musica, foto e video)
These are usually stored in your home folder (/home/your_name). They could be in subfolders such as Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos.
If your backup medium has sufficient space (if it is an external hard disk, for example), consider backing up the entire Home folder. You can find out how much disk space your Home folder takes up by using the Disk Usage Analyzer.
File nascosti
Any file or folder name that starts with a period (.) is hidden by default. To view hidden files, press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window of Files and press Show Hidden Files, or press Ctrl+H. You can copy these to a backup location like any other file.
Impostazioni personali (preferenze dell'ambiente grafico, temi e impostazioni del software)
Molte applicazioni memorizzano le proprie impostazioni in cartelle nascoste all'interno della cartella Home (consultare sopra per informazioni sui file nascosti).
Most of your application settings will be stored in the hidden folders .config and .local in your Home folder.
Impostazioni di sistema
Settings for important parts of the system are not stored in your Home folder. There are a number of locations that they could be stored, but most are stored in the /etc folder. In general, you will not need to back up these files on a home computer. If you are running a server, however, you should back up the files for the services that it is running.
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