Directories for Backup

I would like to create a backup of my system in order to restore it on another computer with a new install of Bazzite.

Which directories would I need in order to basically just pick up work where i left. So including applications (flatpak + appimages), their configs, user data and any customization i might have done?
Is it possible without weird issues?

I dont want to clone the system as bazzite is already installed, i would like to use PikaBackup.

Any help is appreciated :slight_smile:

Most items in your Home directory. Flatpak userdata is located in ~/.var/app/.

Hi. So if i backup my home directory, reinstall Aurora and restore the home directory from backup, all apps and configs will be applied or are there other steps?

I want to back up all files that are not part of the immutible core system so i can effectively reinstall and have a one click recovery of all apps and configurations from my backup.

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Has this been confirmed to work?

I’m currently on a dualboot Aurora/Windows 11, but would like to fresh install Aurora on the entire drive and restore my flatpak installations + data.

If this is the way, it sounds really easy.

For a single user strictly desktop/gaming use case, it will probably work. But if you have anything of interest outside your home directory (e.g. other users, container volumes running outside a rootless context, system-level VPN connections, custom systemd units, brew packages), then you might need to back up the entirety of /etc and /var using something running as root (and restore it that way as well).

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