doc/book/reference-manual/configuration.md

@@ -376,12 +376,10 @@ if geographical replication is used.
 
 If this value is set, Garage will automatically take a snapshot of the metadata
 DB file at a regular interval and save it in the metadata directory.
-This parameter can take any duration string that can be parsed by
+This can allow to recover from situations where the metadata DB file is corrupted,
-the [`parse_duration`](https://docs.rs/parse_duration/latest/parse_duration/#syntax) crate.
+for instance after an unclean shutdown.
+See [this page](@/documentation/operations/recovering.md#corrupted_meta) for details.
 
-Snapshots can allow to recover from situations where the metadata DB file is
-corrupted, for instance after an unclean shutdown.  See [this
-page](@/documentation/operations/recovering.md#corrupted_meta) for details.
 Garage keeps only the two most recent snapshots of the metadata DB and deletes
 older ones automatically.