diff --git a/docs/admin/maintenance/update_tails_usbs.rst b/docs/admin/maintenance/update_tails_usbs.rst
index b4210039e..73cd7ad31 100644
--- a/docs/admin/maintenance/update_tails_usbs.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/maintenance/update_tails_usbs.rst
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ The process for manually updating a Tails USB is:
 What you need
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-  #. Your *Admin Workstation* computer
+  #. Your *Admin Workstation* computer to download the latest version of Tails
   #. A *primary Tails USB* stick (you may still have one; it was used to create the *Admin Workstation*, *Secure Viewing Station*, and *Journalist Workstation* Tails USBs during the initial SecureDrop install process)
   #. The Tails USB that you want to update
   #. A Backup USB to back up the data on your existing Tails USBs
-  #. An airgapped computer, such as the computer used for the *Secure Viewing Station*.
+  #. An airgapped computer, such as the computer used for the *Secure Viewing Station*, to perform the update
 
 .. _Step 1:
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ updating to supports automatic updates, boot into it on your *Admin Workstation*
 computer and follow the graphical updater prompts that guide you through the
 `update process`_.
 
-Alternatively, you can also download and :ref:`install the newest version of Tails from scratch <setup_install_tails>` (as you did when you first installed SecureDrop). This may be faster if your *primary Tails USB* has not been updated in a while.
+Alternatively, you can also download and :ref:`install the newest version of Tails from scratch <setup_install_tails>` (as you did when you first installed SecureDrop). This may be faster if your *primary Tails USB* has not been updated in a while,
+and is necessary for Tails releases that do not support automatic updates.
 
 .. _update process: https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html
 
@@ -86,7 +87,14 @@ In this step, use the up-to-date *primary Tails USB* to update your desired Tail
 
 Plug your *primary Tails USB* into the airgapped computer and boot into Tails.
 
-You can then perform the `manual update steps`_.
+You can then perform the `manual update steps`_. In the Tails Cloner, do **not** click the checkbox
+labeled "Clone the current persistent storage". This refers to the persistent storage of your
+*primary Tails USB*. If you leave the checkbox unchecked, the persistent storage of the USB
+drive you are updating will be preserved.
+
+While writing to the USB disk, Tails may appear to be frozen, or a dialog may appear warning
+that the application is unresponsive. In the latter case, click **Wait**
+(repatedly if needed) until the operation is complete.
 
 .. _manual update steps: https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/clone/index.en.html
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/2.7.0_to_2.8.0.rst b/docs/upgrade/2.7.0_to_2.8.0.rst
index e8879a5ee..799c26cd2 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/2.7.0_to_2.8.0.rst
+++ b/docs/upgrade/2.7.0_to_2.8.0.rst
@@ -96,14 +96,16 @@ Follow our instructions to :ref:`update Tails manually <Update Tails Manually>`.
 
 Step 3: Apply SecureDrop-specific configuration
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Boot up the updated workstation and run the following commands in a terminal: ::
+Boot up the updated workstation, connect to the Tor network, and run the
+following commands in a terminal: ::
 
   cd ~/Persistent/securedrop
   ./securedrop-admin setup
   ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig
 
-This will create a Python virtual environment compatible with Tails 6 and
-re-apply the SecureDrop-specific configuration on your workstation.
+You must run these commands on Tails 6 even if you have just run them on
+Tails 5. This will create a Python virtual environment compatible with Tails 6
+and re-apply the SecureDrop-specific configuration on your workstation.
 
 Step 4: Verify that the workstation works as expected
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ you are booting a *Journalist Workstation* or an *Admin Workstation*.
 Confirm that all options work as expected.
 
 .. note:: Support for desktop shortcuts has been removed in Tails 6.
+  Use the *Securedrop Menu* to access all SecureDrop-related features.
 
 .. |The SecureDrop Menu| image:: ../images/securedrop_menu.png
    :alt: The SecureDrop Menu, showing all available options.