From babb0589198ae3503bb879722af4201b3b616144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 11:30:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Cleaning the database: rephrase (#34113)

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 source/more-info/free-space.markdown | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/source/more-info/free-space.markdown b/source/more-info/free-space.markdown
index 46650cef571..8e98f63e451 100644
--- a/source/more-info/free-space.markdown
+++ b/source/more-info/free-space.markdown
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ Follow these steps to check the available free disk space.
 
 ## Cleaning the database
 
-The Home Assistant database can get huge!
+The Home Assistant database can become very large. Follow these steps to reduce the size of the database.
 
-Luckily, there is a tool you can use to [purge the contents of the database](/integrations/recorder/#service-purge)
-
-You can [filter](/integrations/recorder/#configure-filter) what you send to
-the database, and even change how long it stores the data
-[with the `purge_keep_days` setting](/integrations/recorder/#purge_keep_days)
+1. To view the size of the current database, go to {% my system_health title="**Settings** > **System** > **Repairs**" %}.
+   - Select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **System information**.
+   - Scroll down to the **Recorder**, and check the **Estimated database size (MiB)**.
+2. [Purge the contents of the database](/integrations/recorder/#service-purge).
+3. To slow down the growth of the database, [filter](/integrations/recorder/#configure-filter) what you send to
+the database.
+4. Change how long it stores the data, using the [`purge_keep_days` setting](/integrations/recorder/#purge_keep_days).
 
 ## Reducing space used for backups