Backing up your home directory is very essential, and the cream is not just the data that you save out there, but the milestones that keep track of how your data changes over time. That is what actually gets you the best possible data restore. Oh! and don't get me wrong, I am not talking about keeping track of your deleted impressive movie collection or mp3s; there are a tons of ways to handle them. If you are not getting my idea, think emails, think resumes, think an article you have been working on and also think of a lot of other useful things that you could possibly imagine.
