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On the other hand, if you are backing up the data on your home computer then you may need to factor in a few things, such as:
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If it is just some music, e-mails and family photos, then weekly or even monthly backups may suffice. However, if you happen to be in the middle of a tax audit, more frequent backups may be necessary.
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As a general rule, the amount of time in between backups should be no more than the amount of time you could stand to spend re-doing any lost work. For example, if spending a week re-writing lost documents is too long for you, you should back up at least once per week.
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The easiest way of backing up your files and settings is to let a backup application manage the backup process for you. A number of different backup applications are available, for example <link href="apt:deja-dup">Déjà Dup</link>.
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The help for your chosen backup application will walk you through setting your preferences for the backup, as well as how to restore your data if something goes wrong.
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An alternative option is to just <link xref="files-copy">copy your files</link> to a safe location, such as an external hard drive, another computer on the network, or a USB drive. Your <link xref="backup-thinkabout">personal files</link> and settings are usually in your Home folder, so you can copy them from there.
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Files that you have copied from a CD, DVD, or other removable media, since it would be faster to copy them again than to restore them from backup.
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Files that you can regenerate easily. For example, PDFs that can be generated from TeX files, or object files that can be made with the Make utility. Just ensure the source is backed up.
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If something went wrong and you lost some files and documents, you can restore from a recent backup (if you have one).
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If you simply copied your files to a safe location, such as an external hard drive, another computer on the network or a USB drive, you can <link xref="files-copy">copy them</link> back to your computer.
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