Backup emergency kit: add link to restore procedure (#36703)

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@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ description: "Information about backup emergency kit"
related:
- docs: /common-tasks/general/#backups
title: Backups
- docs: /common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup
title: Restoring a backup
---
[Backups](/common-tasks/general/#backups) are encrypted (using [AES-128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard)). The backup emergency kit contains information needed to recover your backup, such as the encryption key and metadata about the related backup.
[Backups](/common-tasks/general/#backups) are encrypted (using [AES-128](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard)). The backup emergency kit contains information needed to [restore the backup](/common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup), such as the encryption key and metadata about the related backup.
## What is encryption, and why are backups encrypted?
@ -14,14 +16,14 @@ Encryption is a method of converting data into a coded format so that it can onl
## Storing the backup emergency kit somewhere safe
1. To download the backup emergency kit, go to {% my backup title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}
1. To download the backup emergency kit, go to {% my backup title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}.
2. If it is your first time defining backup settings, select **Setup automatic backup** and download the backup emergency kit.
- You can also download the encryption key again later from the backup configuration page.
![Screenshot showing the encryption key in the download dialog for the backup emergency kit](/images/more-info/backup_emergency_kit_01.png)
3. Store the kit somewhere safe, outside the Home Assistant system.
- Without the encryption key, there is no way to restore the [backup](/common-tasks/general/#backups).
- Without the encryption key, there is no way to [restore the backup](/common-tasks/general/#restoring-a-backup).
## Changing your encryption key