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Clarify document_exporter includes settings

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It wasn't clear to me when reading the docs that the `document_exporter` isn't just for documents but also for the database's contents, making a database dump and restore redundant and unnecessary.
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@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Before making backups, make sure that paperless is not running.
Options available to any installation of paperless: Options available to any installation of paperless:
- Use the [document exporter](#exporter). The document exporter exports all your documents, - Use the [document exporter](#exporter). The document exporter exports all your documents,
thumbnails and metadata to a specific folder. You may import your thumbnails, metadata, and database contents to a specific folder. You may import your
documents into a fresh instance of paperless again or store your documents and settings into a fresh instance of paperless again or store your
documents in another DMS with this export. documents in another DMS with this export.
- The document exporter is also able to update an already existing - The document exporter is also able to update an already existing
export. Therefore, incremental backups with `rsync` are entirely export. Therefore, incremental backups with `rsync` are entirely
@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ with the argument `--help`.
### Document exporter {#exporter} ### Document exporter {#exporter}
The document exporter exports all your data from paperless into a folder The document exporter exports all your data (including your settings
for backup or migration to another DMS. and database contents) from paperless into a folder for backup or
migration to another DMS.
If you use the document exporter within a cronjob to backup your data If you use the document exporter within a cronjob to backup your data
you might use the `-T` flag behind exec to suppress "The input device you might use the `-T` flag behind exec to suppress "The input device