HELP: Essential Windows folders to backup

[SpeedyVV]

What folders are essential to backup in Windows 8.x.

Assume the systems is used for MS Office 2013 (PPT, Word, Excel, Outlook).

 

[xLokiX]

C:\Users
C:\programdata <---hidden folder

 

[SpeedyVV]

C:\Users
C:\programdata <---hidden folder

C:\Users is full of stuff that I would not need.

 

[HammerSandwich]

C:\Users is full of stuff that I would not need.

And it's also full of stuff you do. Even knowing you're most concerned with Office, we can't really break this down for you.