diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
index 5e14d0d8c..7e54d9703 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import base64
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 import threading
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError
 from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ class EmbeddingProcess(FrigateProcess):
             self.stop_event,
         )
         maintainer.start()
+        maintainer.join()
+
+        # If the maintainer thread exited but no shutdown was requested, it
+        # crashed. Surface as a non-zero exit so the watchdog restarts us
+        # instead of treating the silent thread death as a clean shutdown.
+        if not self.stop_event.is_set():
+            logger.error("Embeddings maintainer thread exited unexpectedly")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 
 class EmbeddingsContext:
diff --git a/frigate/watchdog.py b/frigate/watchdog.py
index 63fd16629..7ae42d988 100644
--- a/frigate/watchdog.py
+++ b/frigate/watchdog.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class MonitoredProcess:
     restart_timestamps: deque[float] = field(
         default_factory=lambda: deque(maxlen=MAX_RESTARTS)
     )
+    clean_exit_logged: bool = False
 
     def is_restarting_too_fast(self, now: float) -> bool:
         while (
@@ -72,7 +73,9 @@ class FrigateWatchdog(threading.Thread):
 
         exitcode = entry.process.exitcode
         if exitcode == 0:
-            logger.info("Process %s exited cleanly, not restarting", entry.name)
+            if not entry.clean_exit_logged:
+                logger.info("Process %s exited cleanly, not restarting", entry.name)
+                entry.clean_exit_logged = True
             return
 
         logger.warning(
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/MediaSyncSettingsView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/MediaSyncSettingsView.tsx
index 57f3f9685..e03f9cd73 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/MediaSyncSettingsView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/MediaSyncSettingsView.tsx
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ import axios from "axios";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useJobStatus } from "@/api/ws";
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
-import { LuCheck, LuX } from "react-icons/lu";
+import { LuCheck, LuExternalLink, LuX } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { formatUnixTimestampToDateTime } from "@/utils/dateUtil";
 import { MediaSyncResults, MediaSyncStats } from "@/types/ws";
+import { useDocDomain } from "@/hooks/use-doc-domain";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 export default function MediaSyncSettingsView() {
   const { t } = useTranslation("views/settings");
+  const { getLocaleDocUrl } = useDocDomain();
   const [selectedMediaTypes, setSelectedMediaTypes] = useState<string[]>([
     "all",
   ]);
@@ -109,13 +112,25 @@ export default function MediaSyncSettingsView() {
               <Heading as="h4" className="mb-2 hidden md:block">
                 {t("maintenance.sync.title")}
               </Heading>
-
               <div className="max-w-6xl">
                 <div className="mb-5 mt-2 flex max-w-5xl flex-col gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                   <p>{t("maintenance.sync.desc")}</p>
+
+                  <div className="flex items-center text-primary-variant">
+                    <Link
+                      to={getLocaleDocUrl(
+                        "configuration/record#syncing-media-files-with-disk",
+                      )}
+                      target="_blank"
+                      rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                      className="inline"
+                    >
+                      {t("readTheDocumentation", { ns: "common" })}
+                      <LuExternalLink className="ml-2 inline-flex size-3" />
+                    </Link>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
-
               <div className="space-y-6">
                 {/* Media Types Selection */}
                 <div>