Copying Library in backup

Hi. From what I understand the library folder in my user account stores all the preferences for my account. So, if I copied this folder to another account (either on the same computer or another mac) will that account also have the same preferences for its applications as my account? I was thinking of doing this for backing up my computer, and to create another account on my computer with all the same settings. Will this work?

Yes, with a few exceptions. The "ByHost" folder in Preferences has files referenced by a unique machine or network ID. They are pretty much insignificant though.
You shouldn't backup the entire Library folder, only Preferences, Application Support, Colors, Keychains, etc. Whatever you use and value. Under no circumstances back up the Caches folder, as it is a waste of time and space.
Unfortunately, some decrepit applications use the Preferences folder for their Caches folder, resulting in huge Preferences. Some backup tools, like rsync, allow you to specify folders to ignore.

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