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    <revision pkgversion="0.0.1" version="0.0.3" date="2015-01-28" status="draft"/>

    <link type="guide" xref="files#backup" />
    <desc>
        <link xref="backup-why">Why</link>,
        <link xref="backup-what">what</link>,
        <link xref="backup-where">where</link>
        and <link xref="backup-how">how</link>
        of backups.
    </desc>
    <title type="link" role="trail">Backups</title>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Mate Documentation Team</name>
      <years>2015</years>
    </credit>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <years>2011</years>
    </credit>

  </info>

  <title>Back up your important files</title>
  <p>
<em>Backing up</em> your files simply means making a copy of your files for safekeeping.
This is done in case the original files become unusable due to loss or corruption. These copies can be used to restore the original  data in the event of loss. Copies should be stored on a different device from the original files. For example, you may use a USB drive, an external hard drive, a CD/DVD, or an off-site service.
</p>
<p>
The best way to back up up your files is to do so regularly, keeping the copies off-site and encrypted.</p>

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