From 32fc05e718fe420c7f492604faa1ed378161da03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:34:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Backup before update - add step (#38703)

---
 source/_includes/common-tasks/backups.md | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/source/_includes/common-tasks/backups.md b/source/_includes/common-tasks/backups.md
index 532bbcd8410..00f86cf157b 100644
--- a/source/_includes/common-tasks/backups.md
+++ b/source/_includes/common-tasks/backups.md
@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ The automatic backup process creates a backup on a predefined schedule and also
      - **System optimal** sets a time in a predefined time window as shown in the UI.
      - **Custom** lets you pick the time when you want the backup to start.
      - Make sure you pick a time when all your backup locations are up and running and available. Otherwise, the backup will fail for locations which are not available.
-5. Define how many backups you want to keep.
+5. Define if you want to back up automatically before updating.
+   - This sets a default. But you can change this setting each time before updating.
+   - For large installations, backups might take a while.
+   - Your update might start later than you expected.
+6. Define how many backups you want to keep.
    - Older backups will be automatically deleted.
    - For example: if you back up daily, and select 7 backups, then the backup from 8 days ago and older will be deleted.
-6. Define the data you want to back up.
+7. Define the data you want to back up.
    - It is recommended to disable media and the shared folder to reduce the size of the backup.
    - A large backup also takes longer to restore.
    - Some add-ons may also be quite large.
-7. [Define the location for backups](#defining-backup-locations).
+8. [Define the location for backups](#defining-backup-locations).
 
 ### Defining backup locations