OS X Mavericks: Important app files to back up

If you can’t back up your entire Mac, back up the files listed below, which are used by apps to hold user data or preferences.

The tilde (~) indicates the name of your home folder, which is the same as your user name. (For example, if your user name is Anna, your home folder is named anna.)

Note: The Library folder is hidden. To open it, in the Finder, hold down the Option key, then choose Go > Library.

Data file	Location
Your documents	~/Documents and ~/Desktop
Mail data and settings	~/Library/Mail/V2
iTunes data and settings	~/Music/iTunes/
iPhoto data and settings	~/Pictures/iPhoto Library/
Contacts data and settings	~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
Calendar data and settings	~/Library/Calendars/
Safari data and settings	~/Library/Safari/
Fonts	~/Library/Fonts/
Keychain data and settings	~/Library/Keychains/
Stickies	~/Library/StickiesDatabase
Other preferences	~/Library/Preferences/