diff --git a/docs/how-to-guides/manage-snaps/create-data-snapshots.md b/docs/how-to-guides/manage-snaps/create-data-snapshots.md index 5667f50..cecbe04 100644 --- a/docs/how-to-guides/manage-snaps/create-data-snapshots.md +++ b/docs/how-to-guides/manage-snaps/create-data-snapshots.md @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Set Snap Age Version Rev Size Notes 30 vlc 529ms 3.0.6 770 882kB - ``` +```{caution} +Before using this command, stop any services for the snaps included in the snapshot (`snap stop `) and close any running applications provided by those snaps. Start them again once the snapshot has been saved. +``` + Each snapshot has a unique ID, or revision, shown in the *Set* column above. This value is unique to each *save* operation, regardless of the number of snaps it includes. *Age* is the period of time since the snapshot was created, while *Version* and *Rev* refer to the specific snap at the time of the snapshot. *Size* is the amount of storage used by a snapshot. If you'd rather not wait for the *save* operation to complete before regaining access to your terminal, add the `--no-wait` argument. @@ -102,8 +106,9 @@ $ sudo snap restore 30 Restored snapshot #30. ``` -Before using this command, make sure you have the snap application installed, and that its services, if any, are stopped (`snap stop `). -Start them again once the snapshot has been successfully restored. +```{caution} +Before using this command, make sure the snap is installed, then stop its services (`snap stop `) and close any running applications provided by that snap. Start them again once the snapshot has been successfully restored. +``` By default, this command restores all the data for all the snaps in a snapshot. You can restore data for specific snaps by simply listing them after the command and for specific users with the `--users=` argument.