diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/custom-locations.md b/docs/docs/guides/custom-locations.md
index b364cccf83..6afb47f8ac 100644
--- a/docs/docs/guides/custom-locations.md
+++ b/docs/docs/guides/custom-locations.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Files Custom Locations
 
-This guide explains storing generated and raw files with docker's volume mount in different locations.
+This guide explains how to store generated and raw files with docker's volume mount in different locations.
 
 :::caution Backup
 It is important to remember to update the backup settings after following the guide to back up the new backup paths if using automatic backup tools, especially `profile/`.
 :::
 
-In our `.env` file, we will define variables that will help us in the future when we want to move to a more advanced server in the future
+In our `.env` file, we will define variables that will help us in the future when we want to move to a more advanced server
 
 ```diff title=".env"
-# You can find documentation for all the supported env variables [here](/docs/install/environment-variables)
+# You can find documentation for all the supported environment variables [here](/docs/install/environment-variables)
 
 # Custom location where your uploaded, thumbnails, and transcoded video files are stored
 - UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ In our `.env` file, we will define variables that will help us in the future whe
 ...
 ```
 
-After defining the locations for these files, we will edit the `docker-compose.yml` file accordingly and add the new variables to the `immich-server` container.
+After defining the locations of these files, we will edit the `docker-compose.yml` file accordingly and add the new variables to the `immich-server` container.
 
 ```diff title="docker-compose.yml"
 services:
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 :::note
 Because of the underlying properties of docker bind mounts, it is not recommended to mount the `upload/` and `library/` folders as separate bind mounts if they are on the same device.
-For this reason, we mount the HDD or network storage to `/usr/src/app/upload` and then mount the folders we want quick access to below this folder.
+For this reason, we mount the HDD or the network storage (NAS) to `/usr/src/app/upload` and then mount the folders we want to access under that folder.
 
-The `thumbs/` folder contains both the small thumbnails shown in the timeline, and the larger previews shown when clicking into an image. These cannot be split up.
+The `thumbs/` folder contains both the small thumbnails displayed in the timeline and the larger previews shown when clicking into an image. These cannot be separated.
 
-The storage metrics of the Immich server will track the storage available at `UPLOAD_LOCATION`,
-so the administrator should setup some kind of monitoring to make sure the SSD does not run out of space. The `profile/` folder is much smaller, typically less than 1 MB.
+The storage metrics of the Immich server will track available storage at `UPLOAD_LOCATION`, so the administrator must set up some sort of monitoring to ensure the storage does not run out of space. The `profile/` folder is much smaller, usually less than 1 MB.
 :::
 
 Thanks to [Jrasm91](https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/2110#discussioncomment-5477767) for writing the guide.