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What changed

installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx presented a snapshot as a record of the instance's "current state", which reads like a full backup. It is not: a snapshot holds the ComfyUI version, the custom node set, the pip package list, and the Python/PyTorch stack, and nothing else. Users who expect their models or workflows to come back after a restore lose data they thought was protected.

This PR says that up front:

• New section ## What a Snapshot Does Not Include: models, workflows, generated outputs, input files, and ComfyUI settings are not recorded and are not put back. A restore rebuilds the software stack instead (ComfyUI version, custom node set, Python and PyTorch packages), and the install scripts it runs can write ComfyUI settings of their own.
• Two consequences called out: a deleted model stays deleted (the missing-models dialog can fetch it again when it offers Download), and snapshots live inside the instance folder, so Uninstall deletes them while Forget keeps them. Pointers to Export All and the share section.
• Intro corrected: the recorded set now also lists the Python version and PyTorch stack, the pip bullet matches what is actually captured (pip freeze), automatic capture is scoped to Standalone instances, and the 200-snapshot cap is left where it is already explained (the Delete section) instead of being stated twice.
• Restore scope corrected: a restore rebuilds the software stack (version, node set, Python and PyTorch packages, node install scripts), not "only three things", which contradicted the four-step list further down the same page.

Source

Verified against Comfy-Org/Comfy-Desktop origin/main (3c710c07):

• src/main/lib/snapshots/types.ts Snapshot interface: comfyui{ref,commit,releaseTag,variant}, customNodes, pipPackages, pythonVersion, updateChannel, torchStack. No model, input, output, or settings fields.
• src/main/lib/snapshots/store.ts captureState() (what is written) and pruneAutoSnapshots() + AUTO_SNAPSHOT_LIMIT = 200 (prunes unlabeled boot/restart entries only; triggerRestart renders as Manager, locales/en.json:1181).
• src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/launch.ts:2710 and :2872: the automatic boot and restart captures are gated on sourceId === 'standalone'.
• src/main/lib/snapshots/restore.ts + src/renderer/src/composables/useComfyUISettings restore path: git checkout of the recorded commit, custom node install / switch / enable / disable / remove, node install.py, site-packages sync including the recorded PyTorch stack.
• src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/delete.ts: Uninstall deletes installPath recursively (snapshots live in <install>/.launcher/snapshots); sessionActions/basic.ts handleRemove (Forget) drops only the record.
• src/main/lib/comfyContentScript.ts: the missing-model download is only routed to Comfy Desktop for rows the dialog exposes with an http(s) URL, which is why the page now keys the promise off the Download action the reader sees.

Languages

EN plus zh, ja, ko, and es in the same commit. App UI labels (Standalone, Boot, Manager, Forget, Export All, Download) stay in English in the translations, matching the shell, which ships only en and zh.

Checks

Local: check-structure-parity.ts --base=upstream/main OK, check-anchors.py --file on all five pages OK (including the localized anchors), validate-links.py --check clean for these files, verify_content_parity.py 0 gaps, check-i18n-sync.mjs all locales found.

Review: five CodeRabbit findings, all accepted and fixed in the same commit (boot-trigger wording vs the FAQ, settings changed by node install scripts, when a deleted model is reported, automatic capture scoped to Standalone, download only when the dialog offers it).

No screenshots: the change is a scope explanation, and the page keeps its five v1.1.8 figures.

No nav change: the page already exists in all five locales.

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This PR updates desktop snapshot documentation in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. It clarifies recorded software configuration, automatic snapshot triggers, restore scope, and snapshot retention.

Changes: Desktop snapshot documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Snapshot contents and creation triggers installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, es/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx	The documentation describes snapshots as software configuration records, adds Python and identifiable PyTorch details, and specifies automatic creation triggers. The previous documented limit of 200 automatic snapshots is removed. Translation metadata is updated.
Restore scope and snapshot retention installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, es/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx	The documentation lists files and settings that snapshots exclude, states that restore changes software configuration only, and explains the effects of uninstalling or forgetting an instance on snapshot history.

Possibly related PRs

• Comfy-Org/docs#2070: Adds the Spanish snapshot guide, which this PR updates with further snapshot details.
• Comfy-Org/docs#2219: Documents desktop snapshot restore behavior, including post-restore snapshot details.
• Comfy-Org/docs#2101: Removes the Spanish snapshot guide that this PR updates.

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 9ec18

Automatic snapshots are not available for every instance type, and the restore guidance overstates settings protection and model-download availability. These documentation gaps warrant clarification.

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Review comments at @installation/desktop/usage/snapshots.mdx:
- Line 17: Verify Comfy Desktop’s actual boot snapshot behavior and reconcile
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FAQs. Update the conflicting wording so each page consistently states when boot
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- Line 25: Update the deleted-model guidance in the snapshot documentation to
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Reconcile the snapshot trigger descriptions.

For an unchanged standalone instance, this page describes no boot snapshot, but the linked FAQ promises one on every boot. The same conflict appears in all four translated FAQs. Verify the Desktop behavior and align the pages so readers know when a snapshot will exist.

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Verify Comfy Desktop’s actual boot snapshot behavior and reconcile the trigger
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Update the conflicting wording so each page consistently states when boot
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Fixed in 9ec18fc. The page now uses the same trigger wording as the FAQ ('every boot and restart, before and after an update, and after a restore'), so the two pages agree. For reference, a boot snapshot is written through captureSnapshotIfChanged(), which returns without saving when the state matches the last snapshot (src/main/lib/snapshots/store.ts), but the docs keep the coarser wording the FAQ already ships instead of introducing a distinction between the pages.

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