diff --git a/knowledge base/cloud computing/aws/rds.md b/knowledge base/cloud computing/aws/rds.md
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--- a/knowledge base/cloud computing/aws/rds.md
+++ b/knowledge base/cloud computing/aws/rds.md
@@ -521,26 +521,28 @@ they **will** need to (either-or):
When restoring from PITR or snapshots, the new instance will pass through the `creating` and
`configuring-enhanced-monitoring` states.
-As of 2026-02-16, a `db.m8g.xlarge` instance takes about 14m to create, then about 2 more minutes to configure
-monitoring.
+As of 2026-02-16, a `db.m8g.xlarge` instance takes about 14m to create from PITR and about 6 minutes to create from
+snapshot, then about 2 more minutes to configure monitoring.
> [!warning]
> If the original DB instance has automatic backups enabled (or had at the time of the snapshot), the new DB instance
> **will** have automatic backups enabled too, and **will** start to backup itself **right after creation** (hence
> adding the `backing-up` state to the list of state changes).
->
-> The backing-up part can be super slow. Depending on the instance size, it could take more than 30m for an instance
-> with 100 GB of storage.
->
+
+The backing-up part can be super slow, also depending on the instance size.
+It could take more than 30m for an instance with 100 GB of storage.
+
+> [!important]
> There is currently **no** way to prevent an instance from creating the backup upon restore.
> That process is triggered automatically, and the feature can only be toggled on and off for _existing_ instances.
> Refer [Disabling AWS RDS backups when creating/updating instances?].
->
-> The `BackupRetentionPeriod` attribute is part of both instances and snapshot definitions, but can only be configured
-> for instances.
-> To create instances from snapshots with this attribute set to `0`, and thus have **no** backup automatically taken,
-> the source snapshot _must_ have this flag **already** set to `0`. This can only happen if the original instance was
-> configured that way when the snapshot was taken in the first place.
+
+The `BackupRetentionPeriod` attribute is part of both instances and snapshot definitions, but can **only** be configured
+for instances.
+
+To create instances from snapshots with this attribute set to `0`, and thus have them **not** taking an initial backup
+right after creation, the snapshot itself must have this flag **already** set to `0`.
+This can only happen if one configured the original instance was configured, and **then** took the snapshot.
### Point-in-Time