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What should I backup?


This very much depends on the configuration of your Root Server. For the standard
installation it is a good idea to backup the following directories recursively to
be able to restore the system after a reinitialization.

Directory Description
/boot: Files important for boot process
/etc: System configuration files
/home: Domains and home directories of users
/root: Homedirectory of root
/var/lib/mysql: MySQL-Databases
/var/logs: Log-files
/var/spool/mail: User-mailboxes
/var/spool/cron: Cron-Jobs
/usr/lib/python2.1/site-packages: PLESK Configuration


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