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@@ -350,11 +350,12 @@ Assuming clean start.
 * start the containers: `docker-compose up -d`</br>
   let it run so it creates its file structure
 * down the containers: `docker-compose down`
-* from the backup of nextcloud-data, copy the directories `configs`, `data`,
-  and `themes` in to new `nextcloud-data`, replacing the ones in place
-* from the backup, copy the backup database, found in
-  `nextcloud/nextcloud-data-db/BACKUP.nextcloud.database.sql`
-  in to the new `nextcloud/nextcloud-db-data/`
+* delete the directories `configs`, `data`, `themes` in freshly created
+  `nextcloud/nextcloud-data/`
+* from the backup of /nextcloud/nextcloud-data/, copy the directories
+  `configs`, `data`, `themes` in to new `/nextcloud/nextcloud-data/`
+* from the backup of /nextcloud/nextcloud-data-db/, copy the backup database
+  named `BACKUP.nextcloud.database.sql` in to new `/nextcloud/nextcloud-data-db/`
 * start the containers: `docker-compose up -d`
 * set the correct user ownership of the directories copied:</br>
   `docker exec --workdir /var/www/html nextcloud-app chown -R www-data:www-data config data themes`