diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 3f88e4b..82c8e03 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# =============================================================================
+# ===================================================================================
 #  mediabox-bootstrap — first-boot orchestrator
 #
 #  Runs ONCE from mediabox-firstboot.service, but every stage is idempotent so
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #  DESIGN RULE: no stage may leave the box unbootable or unreachable. Every
 #  stage that can fail, fails soft and logs. sshd is already up by the time
 #  this runs; keeping it that way is the whole safety net on a headless box.
-# =============================================================================
+# ===================================================================================
 set -uo pipefail
 
 REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
@@ -64,29 +64,33 @@ fi
 
 cat <<'NEXT'
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  REMAINING STEPS — deliberately NOT automated
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  REMAINING STEPS — deliberately NOT automated (2026-07-31 flow)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Write the NAS password into the credentials file (over the MCP, never
-     onto the USB):
+     onto the USB), then verify the seven mounts — the six library shares
+     must REFUSE writes, media_pc must accept them:
          printf 'username=<nas-user>\npassword=<nas-pass>\ndomain=WORKGROUP\n' \
            > /etc/cifs/korval.cred
          chmod 600 /etc/cifs/korval.cred
          systemctl daemon-reload
          /srv/mediabox-bootstrap/scripts/20-cifs.sh --verify
 
-  2. Verify Quick Sync before deploying Plex:
+  2. Verify Quick Sync before anything Plex-related:
          vainfo --display drm --device /dev/dri/renderD128
 
-  3. Restore the Plex data directory and remap the database:
-         /srv/mediabox-bootstrap/migration/README.md   (sections M3, M4)
+  3. Copy EVERYTHING off D: to the NAS media_pc share, stage via the SSD,
+     format D: to ext4, then restore and remap:
+         /srv/mediabox-bootstrap/migration/README.md   (sections M2, M3, M4)
      Do NOT claim the server. The migration preserves its identity.
+     The 337 GB Media/ cache lives on /srv/data (the former D:), NOT the SSD.
 
   4. Repoint NPM proxy host 42 from mediabox-mcp:8103 to 10.0.1.20:8103,
      then delete the mediabox-mcp container and its key on arrsstack.
 
-  5. Leave D: alone until the soak is done.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  5. Soak 1-2 weeks. Keep the NAS media_pc backup — pruning it later is a
+     deliberate decision, not a cleanup step.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NEXT
 
 exit 0