Update steps on defining the backup location to reflect current software (#37205)

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1. Check if your configuration directory contains a large database file: 1. Check if your configuration directory contains a large database file:
- Go to {% my system_health title="**Settings** > **System** > **Repairs**" %}. - Go to {% my system_health title="**Settings** > **System** > **Repairs**" %}.
- From the three dot menu, select **System information** and under the **Recorder** section, look for the **Estimated Database Size (MiB)**. - From the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu, select **System information** and under the **Recorder** section, look for the **Estimated Database Size (MiB)**.
- By default, the data is kept for 10 days. If you have modified that to a longer period, check the [`recorder`](/integrations/recorder/) integration page for options to keep your database data down to a size that won't cause issues. - By default, the data is kept for 10 days. If you have modified that to a longer period, check the [`recorder`](/integrations/recorder/) integration page for options to keep your database data down to a size that won't cause issues.
- Note the keep days, purge interval, and include/exclude options. - Note the keep days, purge interval, and include/exclude options.
2. To check how much space you've used in total, go to {% my system_health title="**Settings** > **System** > **Repairs**" %}. 2. To check how much space you've used in total, go to {% my system_health title="**Settings** > **System** > **Repairs**" %}.
- From the three dot menu, select **System information**, and check under **Home Assistant Supervisor** > **Disk used**. - From the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu, select **System information**, and check under **Home Assistant Supervisor** > **Disk used**.
- If you have add-ons installed that you no longer use, uninstall those add-ons. Some add-ons require quite a bit of space. - If you have add-ons installed that you no longer use, uninstall those add-ons. Some add-ons require quite a bit of space.
3. If you want to store the backup on your network storage instead of just locally on your system, follow the steps on [adding a new network storage](/common-tasks/os/#add-a-new-network-storage) and select the **Backup** option. 3. If you want to store the backup on your network storage instead of just locally on your system, follow the steps on [adding a new network storage](/common-tasks/os/#add-a-new-network-storage) and select the **Backup** option.
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### Defining backup locations ### Defining backup locations
You might need a backup in case your system has crashed. If you only store backups on the device itself, you won't be able to access them easily. It is recommended to keep a copy on another system and ideally also one off-site. You might need a backup in case your system has crashed. If you only store backups on the device itself, you won't be able to access them easily. It is recommended to keep a copy on another system (outside of Home Assistant) and ideally also one off-site.
#### About the backup storage on Home Assistant Cloud #### About the backup storage on Home Assistant Cloud
If you have Home Assistant Cloud, you can store a backup of maximum 5 GB on Home Assistant Cloud. This cloud storage space is available for all existing and new Home Assistant Cloud subscribers without additional cost. It stores one backup file: the backup that was last saved to Home Assistant Cloud. Backups are always encrypted. To restore encrypted backups, you need the encryption key stored in the [backup emergency kit](/more-info/backup-emergency-kit/). If you have Home Assistant Cloud, you can store a backup of maximum 5 GB on Home Assistant Cloud. This cloud storage space is available for all existing and new Home Assistant Cloud subscribers without additional cost. It stores one backup file: the backup that was last saved to Home Assistant Cloud. These backups are always encrypted. To restore encrypted backups, you need the encryption key stored in the [backup emergency kit](/more-info/backup-emergency-kit/).
#### To define the backup location for automatic backups #### To define the backup location for automatic backups
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2. Under **Locations**, enable all the backup locations you want to use. 2. Under **Locations**, enable all the backup locations you want to use.
- If you don't see Home Assistant Cloud in the list, you are not [logged in](https://www.nabucasa.com/config/). - If you don't see Home Assistant Cloud in the list, you are not [logged in](https://www.nabucasa.com/config/).
- If you don't see a network storage, you haven't added one. Follow the steps on [adding a new network storage](/common-tasks/os/#add-a-new-network-storage) and select the **Backup** option. - If you don't see a network storage, you haven't added one. Follow the steps on [adding a new network storage](/common-tasks/os/#add-a-new-network-storage) and select the **Backup** option.
![Define the backup locations](/images/screenshots/network-storage/backup_locations_all.png) ![Define the backup locations](/images/screenshots/network-storage/backup_locations_encryption.png)
3. For each enabled location, define whether or not you want the backup to be encrypted.
- **Info**: The backup stored on Home Assistant Cloud is always encrypted.
### Creating a manual backup ### Creating a manual backup

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