From b7d8c982140dd52a9c0b7872bb3b036593548366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Eischer <9106997+MichaelEischer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 21:23:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify backup step in troubleshooting guide (#21802)

---
 doc/077_troubleshooting.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst b/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
index 374752499..e7d0b609a 100644
--- a/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
+++ b/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ if the missing data is also contained in the new snapshot.
 Therefore, it is recommended to run all your ``backup`` tasks again. In some
 cases, this is enough to fully repair the repository.
 
+To check if the repository is fully repaired, you can run ``restic check``
+(without options) again.
+
+To get a list of still damaged files, you can run ``restic repair snapshots --dry-run``.
+Look for ``would save new snapshot`` messages to find affected snapshots.
 
 5. Remove missing data from snapshots
 *************************************