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Sure.

TimeMachine to back up the whole system/drive. Can manually copy files/folders (including you home holder) to removable storage. I'd go with the TimeMachine route, because if need to recover information, that backup should have the latest version(s), and don't have to mess with file protections, if the user id has been changed (eg. new system, disk replaced).
 
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