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 ## RESTORE BACKUP
 
-Keep option password empty, and put your backup in the /share folder, this will be mounted in the addon
+Open the addon options and set the password to "". Restart the addon, it will allow to restore portainer from a backup. You need to put your backup in an accessible folder such as /share to have it mounted in the addon
 
 ## WARNING