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Firstly, for my dotfiles, I use home-manager. I keep the config on my git server and in theory I can pull it down and set up a system the way I like it.
In terms of backups, I use Pika to backup my home directory to my hard disk every day, so I can, in theory, pull back files I delete.
I also push a core selection of my files to my server using Pika, just in case my house burns down. Likewise, I pull backups from my server to my desktop (again with Pika) in case Linode starts messing me about.
I also have a 2TiB ssd I keep in a strongbox and some cloud storage which I push bigger things to sporadically.
I also take occasional data exports from online services I use. Because hey, Google or Discord can ban you at any time for no reason. :P