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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by isj on Tuesday November 24 2020, @12:28PM

    by isj (5249) on Tuesday November 24 2020, @12:28PM (#1080961) Homepage

    That is the same approach as I have for my laptop and workstation. I only back up /home. If I ever need to restore then I probably also want to install the latest OS, repartition, etc. The only thing I will miss on those machines is /root/.bash_history

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