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 ### Downloading your local backups
 
+When downloading the backup from the Home Assistant backup page, it is decrypted on the fly so that you can view the data using your favorite archive tool. This is done for all backup locations and also when you download from Home Assistant Cloud.
+
 There are multiple ways to download your local backup from your Home Assistant instance and store it on another device:
 
 **Option 1**: Download from the backup page: