Which of the directories contains data that needs to be backed up, and which can be discarded because it can be easily recreated? And once identified, how to I backup and restore correctly?

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@jernst wrote:

Which of the directories contains data that needs to be backed up, and which can be discarded because it can be easily recreated? And once identified, how to I backup and restore correctly?

and would like to invite responses here