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Originally Posted by twowheels
Linux is no worse in that regard than any other OS, it just happens to be run, in the most part, by people who are more technically savvy and more likely to actually back up their data. Windows & Mac users should also back up their data. These "every 5 minutes" comments are coming from people who have an automated backup system that uses something like rsync to only back up files that have actually changed -- probably not something you care to set up.
As for methods and scope, it really depends on your risk tolerance. I can reinstall a computer fairly quickly and actually like a nice clean install now and then so I don't bother backing up config files in general (with a few exceptions). I back up the files that I care about which are mostly stored in a few locations, mostly in my /home/<twowheels> folder. If you're OK with cloud storage (which it seems that you are), it might be sufficient just to save anything that you really care about in a folder that's automatically synced to a cloud storage service, such as Dropbox, Copy.com, etc.
My answer would be (and is) different for mission critical servers at work.
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Thanks for the great advice, twowheels. You saved me from getting in deeper with this backup stuff than I need to be. I already have Google Drive, and I see that they have the automatic syncing so I'll start there. I still have some logistical things to work out. I use two computers (and a laptop) for work just about equally, one at home, one at work. So right now I have mostly the same files in the folders but there are some different files stored in the same folders, as well. An ideal situation would be like yours. For me: home/gregory. But say I'm working on the Documents folder (which would be in the home/gregory folder) at work and then that home/gregory folder is automatically synced on Google Drive. Then I go home and open the Documents folder on my home computer, and is that Documents folder exactly the same as it was on the work computer? It doesn't delete the additional files I might have in the home computer, does it?
Just can't get my head around how the synching works just yet. Will see what I can find.
Thanks again for the great advice.
Just researched Google Drive: no syncing for Linux