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If you're gonna use it for backups, you should ensure it's only syncing in one direction. If it's set up like normal (where it functions like Dropbox and syncs changes from any device to all your devices), if your data is corrupted or something on one device, it'll be synced everywhere. You can also configure it to store a certain number of revisions (which you could use either instead of one-way syncing or in addition).
Also, if you're gonna use it for backups, it'd be a good idea to store your data offsite somewhere (whether that's by storing your data encrypted at some cloud provider through a VPS/whatever or at friend's/relative's place or something, that's up to you).
I already do sometimes sync to a usb stick. and, yes, syncing revisions is a good idea for me, in case something corrupts the backups.