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@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ There are multiple ways to download your local backup from your Home Assistant i
**Option 1**: Download from the backup page: **Option 1**: Download from the backup page:
1. Under {% my supervisor_backups title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}, select **Show all backups**. 1. Under {% my supervisor_backups title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}, select **Show all backups**.
2. To select one backup, on the list, single-click or tap the backup of interest. 2. To select multiple backups, select the {% icon "mdi:order-checkbox-ascending" %} button.
- To select multiple backups, select the {% icon "mdi:order-checkbox-ascending" %} button. 3. Select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **Download backup**.
3. In the dialog, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **Download backup**.
- **Result**: The selected backup is stored in the **Downloads** folder of your computer. - **Result**: The selected backup is stored in the **Downloads** folder of your computer.
4. If a backup is stored on multiple locations, you can select where you download it from:
- Select the backup, and under **Locations**, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} and select **Download from this location**.
**Option 2**: Copy backups from the backups folder: **Option 2**: Copy backups from the backups folder:
@ -109,9 +110,17 @@ There are multiple ways to download your local backup from your Home Assistant i
If you were logged in to Home Assistant Cloud and had Cloud backup enabled when creating a backup, your last backup is stored on Home Assistant Cloud. If you were logged in to Home Assistant Cloud and had Cloud backup enabled when creating a backup, your last backup is stored on Home Assistant Cloud.
1. To download the backup, log in to your [Home Assistant Cloud account](https://account.nabucasa.com/). There are two ways to download the backup from Home Assistant Cloud:
- **Option 1**: From the backups page
1. Got to {% my supervisor_backups title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %} and select **Show all backups**.
2. Under **Stored files**, you can see the latest available backup file. Select the download button. 2. Under **Stored files**, you can see the latest available backup file. Select the download button.
- **Option 2**: From your Home Assistant Cloud account
1. Log in to your [Home Assistant Cloud account](https://account.nabucasa.com/).
2. Select the backup from the list.
3. Under **Locations**, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} and select **Download from this location**.
### Deleting obsolete backups ### Deleting obsolete backups
If you defined an automatic backup and backup purge schedule, old backups are deleted automatically. However, you might still have some old backups around that you want to delete. If you defined an automatic backup and backup purge schedule, old backups are deleted automatically. However, you might still have some old backups around that you want to delete.
@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ To delete old backups, follow these steps:
1. Under {% my supervisor_backups title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}, select **Show all backups**. 1. Under {% my supervisor_backups title="**Settings** > **System** > **Backups**" %}, select **Show all backups**.
2. To delete one backup, on the list, select the backup of interest. 2. To delete one backup, on the list, select the backup of interest.
- Select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **Delete** - Select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **Delete**.
3. To delete multiple backups, select the {% icon "mdi:order-checkbox-ascending" %} button. 3. To delete multiple backups, select the {% icon "mdi:order-checkbox-ascending" %} button.
- From the list of backups, select all the ones you want to delete and select **Delete selected**. - From the list of backups, select all the ones you want to delete and select **Delete selected**.
- {% icon "mdi:information-outline" %} Consider keeping at least one recent backup for recovery purposes. - {% icon "mdi:information-outline" %} Consider keeping at least one recent backup for recovery purposes.