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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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<link type="guide" xref="backup-why"/>
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<desc>Use Déjà Dup (or some other backup application) to make copies
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of your valuable files and settings to protect against loss.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
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<revision version="13.10" date="2013-10-23" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
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<email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>
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<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<title>How to back up</title>
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<p>The recommended way of backing up your files and settings is to let a
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backup application manage the backup process for you. A number of
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different backup applications are available, like
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<app>Déjà Dup</app>.</p>
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<p>The help for your chosen backup application will walk you through
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setting your preferences for the backup, as well as how to restore your
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<p>An alternative option is to <link xref="files-copy">copy your
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files</link> to a safe location, such as an external hard drive, another
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computer on the network, or a USB drive. Your
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<link xref="backup-thinkabout">personal files</link> and settings are
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usually in your Home folder, so you can copy them from there.</p>
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<p>The amount of data you can back up is limited by the size of the
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storage device. If you have the room on your backup device, it is best
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to back up the entire Home folder with the following exceptions:</p>
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<item><p>Files that are already backed up somewhere else, such as to a
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CD, DVD, or other removable media.</p></item>
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<item><p>Files that you can recreate easily. For example, if you are a
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programmer, you don't have to back up the files that get produced when
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you compile your programs. Instead, just make sure that you back up the
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original source files.</p></item>
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<item><p>Any files in the Trash folder. Your Trash folder can be found in
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<file>~/.local/share/Trash</file>.</p></item>
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