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Which files should I back up?

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Sorry if it's a stupid question, but I want to know if I can pick which files to back up on my Mac.
I just don't have much space on my external hard drive.
I know I should back up pictures, movies, music, documents, etc... but do people usually need to back up their entire HD? I want to know if there are files I can skip, such as stuff in the "system?"
 
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Depending on what you want to backup (entire system or only your files and settings), you could just use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper! to clone just your home directory (Macintosh HD / Users / YOU) to the external HDD, which will not backup any applications or system wide settings though.

What about getting a dedicated backup HDD?
 
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