Making a manual backup - what gets voted of the island?

Process of elimination is getting it down to two items that are causing problems when I was backing up to the DVD. Which makes me think to ask this question...
From the User folder, what items should be "backed up"? The usual suspects are in there - Library, Desktop, Pictures, Music, Documents, Movies, Shared. And a few things I had placed there to make sure they got saved. Am I doing something fundamentally wrong? Things were sure a lot simpler when we had System 6!

Hi, daves-fl.
Backing up your system regularly is an important step for all personal computer users. This is most easily done on a regular basis by implementing a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution.
For advice on the backup and recovery solution I use, see my "Backup and Recovery" FAQ.
If you are in a pinch and need to backup some of your data immediately, you can consult the following AppleCare Knowledge Base documents:
- "Mac OS X: How to Back Up and Restore Your Files."
- "How to back up and restore your important Mac OS X 10.4 files."
However, you should consider implementing a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution and use it regularly.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
Note: The information provided in the link(s) above is freely available. However, because I own The X Lab™, a commercial Web site to which some of these links point, the Apple Discussions Terms of Use require I include the following disclosure statement with this post:
I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

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