Backup your system before updating it in Linux Mint
linuxidentity.com › us › downMint Backup from the menu (Menu −> Ad-ministration −> Backup Tool), the wizard offers to backup your system settings, your data, but also the software selection in-stalled in your computer (Figure 1). Start the wizard with “Backup files” and input your user password since the execu-tion of some steps will require root access through the “sudo” mechanism. Since the
Best way to Backup and Restore Mint and Data - Linux Mint
forums.linuxmint.com › viewtopicMay 11, 2017 · 2.) "Aptik" - excellent backup utility for backing up all your Linux Mint customizations, installed applications, and optionally everything in your Home folder. Can take a while, if you select to backup your entire Home folder which I rarely do using this because I already have my Home folder backed up using other backup methods (disk images and sync).