When one spend enough time using window managers configuration files can pile up fast… How do you keep them safe?

  • Do you copy to an external drive?
  • Do you upload to a cloud service?
  • Do you have a dedicated git repository?
  • lurch (he/him)
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    17 days ago

    dood, i backup all my files.

    you can’t just backup your dotfiles. you should at least backup your non-distro files, too. ideally the whole system, so you can quickly restore when something really bad happens.

    i backup to external drives (usb thumbdrive and external HD) and then keep the backups in other rooms. some encrypted, very important files i sync additionally to a cloud provider, in case the whole appartment burns down or so while I’m out.