Using Mint, I've found the tools 'Timeshift' (for the OS) and 'Backup Tool' (for the Home folder) to be handy & assuring from the dangers of tinkering and/or an

Using Mint, I've found the tools 'Timeshift' (for the OS) and 'Backup Tool' (for the Home folder) to be handy & assuring from the dangers of tinkering and/or an upgrade. Both allow saving their outputs to outside 'safes'. Another benefit of Mint is a well-attended user forum (with swell tech support). That can important if your technical problem is rarer... with audio, say. (NOT a Linux strong-point.) Unless your uses are bog-standard, I'd look for similar features to rely on in any distro. Booting from Grub can be 'interesting' at times, if there's a weak point.