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Update steps on downloading a backup (#37233)

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* Update steps on downloading the backup

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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:
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.
- To select multiple backups, select the {% icon "mdi:order-checkbox-ascending" %} button.
3. In the dialog, select the three dots {% icon "mdi:dots-vertical" %} menu and select **Download backup**.
2. 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**.
- **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:
@ -109,8 +110,16 @@ 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.
1. To download the backup, log in to your [Home Assistant Cloud account](https://account.nabucasa.com/).
2. Under **Stored files**, you can see the latest available backup file. Select the download button.
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.
- **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
@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ To delete old backups, follow these steps:
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.
- 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.
- 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.