[Backups] Local only toggle on updates

[bacco007]

I had an issue updating my Core instance the other night, where it seemed to be taking forever - realising that it was trying to upload (slowly) my backup to my preferred cloud storage.

In the case of an update, I’m ok with having a local only backup (it goes to my local NAS) - would it be possible to have some kind of toggle that allows a local-only backup as part of the update process?

[Sir_Goodenough ((SG) WhatAreWeFixing.Today)]

Hello bacco007,

You can just do it the old way…

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