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 The next step is to import your music files into the beets library database.
-Because this can involve moving files around, data loss is always a
-possibility, so now would be a good time to make sure you have a recent backup
-of all your music. We'll wait.
+Because this can involve modifying files and moving them around, data loss is
+always a possibility, so now would be a good time to make sure you have a
+recent backup of all your music. We'll wait.
 
 There are two good ways to bring your existing library into beets. You can
 either: (a) quickly bring all your files with all their current metadata into