diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/what_to_do_when_you_lose_a_repository.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/what_to_do_when_you_lose_a_repository.mdwn
index 1159b22171..16a55b37b3 100644
--- a/doc/walkthrough/what_to_do_when_you_lose_a_repository.mdwn
+++ b/doc/walkthrough/what_to_do_when_you_lose_a_repository.mdwn
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ To remind yourself later what happened, you can change its description, too:
 
 This retains the [[location_tracking]] information for the repository.
 Maybe you'll find the drive later. Maybe that's impossible. Either way,
-this lets git-annex tell you why a file is no longer accessible.
+this lets git-annex tell you why a file is no longer accessible, and
+it avoids it relying on that drive to hold any content.