diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/backend.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/backend.rs
index 7cef48863..20b5b3623 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/backend.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,13 @@ pub trait WriteBackend: ReadBackend {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+/// Information about an entry to be able to open it.
 pub struct ReadSourceEntry<O> {
+    /// The path of the entry.
     pub path: PathBuf,
+    /// The node information of the entry.
     pub node: Node,
+    /// Information about how to open the entry.
     pub open: Option<O>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/backend/local.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/backend/local.rs
index 77cb14962..b14c30d9e 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/backend/local.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/backend/local.rs
@@ -258,12 +258,19 @@ impl WriteBackend for LocalBackend {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+/// Local destination, used when restoring.
 pub struct LocalDestination {
     path: PathBuf,
     is_file: bool,
 }
 
 impl LocalDestination {
+    /// Create a new [`LocalDestination`]
+    ///
+    /// Arguments:
+    /// - `path`: The base path of the destination
+    /// - `create`: If `create` is true, create the base path if it doesn't exist.
+    /// - `expect_file`: Whether we expect a single file as destination.
     pub fn new(path: &str, create: bool, expect_file: bool) -> RusticResult<Self> {
         let is_dir = path.ends_with('/');
         let path: PathBuf = path.into();
@@ -290,20 +297,24 @@ impl LocalDestination {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Remove the given dir (relative to the base path)
     pub fn remove_dir(&self, dirname: impl AsRef<Path>) -> RusticResult<()> {
         Ok(fs::remove_dir_all(dirname).map_err(LocalErrorKind::DirectoryRemovalFailed)?)
     }
 
+    /// Remove the given file (relative to the base path)
     pub fn remove_file(&self, filename: impl AsRef<Path>) -> RusticResult<()> {
         Ok(fs::remove_file(filename).map_err(LocalErrorKind::FileRemovalFailed)?)
     }
 
+    /// Create the given dir (relative to the base path)
     pub fn create_dir(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let dirname = self.path.join(item);
         fs::create_dir_all(dirname).map_err(LocalErrorKind::DirectoryCreationFailed)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Set times for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_times(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, meta: &Metadata) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
         if let Some(mtime) = meta.mtime {
@@ -321,6 +332,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     // TODO: Windows support
+    /// Set user/group for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_user_group(&self, _item: impl AsRef<Path>, _meta: &Metadata) -> RusticResult<()> {
         // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/file-security-and-access-rights
         // https://microsoft.github.io/windows-docs-rs/doc/windows/Win32/Security/struct.SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES.html
@@ -329,6 +341,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    /// Set user/group for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_user_group(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, meta: &Metadata) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
 
@@ -353,11 +366,13 @@ impl LocalDestination {
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     // TODO: Windows support
+    /// Set uid/gid for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_uid_gid(&self, _item: impl AsRef<Path>, _meta: &Metadata) -> RusticResult<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    /// Set uid/gid for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_uid_gid(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, meta: &Metadata) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
 
@@ -371,11 +386,13 @@ impl LocalDestination {
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     // TODO: Windows support
+    /// Set permissions for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_permission(&self, _item: impl AsRef<Path>, _node: &Node) -> RusticResult<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    /// Set permissions for `item` (relative to the base path) from `meta`
     pub fn set_permission(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, node: &Node) -> RusticResult<()> {
         if node.is_symlink() {
             return Ok(());
@@ -394,6 +411,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
     #[cfg(any(windows, target_os = "openbsd"))]
     // TODO: Windows support
     // TODO: openbsd support
+    /// Set extended attributes for `item` (relative to the base path)
     pub fn set_extended_attributes(
         &self,
         _item: impl AsRef<Path>,
@@ -403,6 +421,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(windows, target_os = "openbsd")))]
+    /// Set extended attributes for `item` (relative to the base path)
     pub fn set_extended_attributes(
         &self,
         item: impl AsRef<Path>,
@@ -459,7 +478,9 @@ impl LocalDestination {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    // set_length sets the length of the given file. If it doesn't exist, create a new (empty) one with given length
+    /// Set length of `item` (relative to the base path)
+    ///
+    // If it doesn't exist, create a new (empty) one with given length
     pub fn set_length(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, size: u64) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
         let dir = filename
@@ -479,11 +500,13 @@ impl LocalDestination {
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     // TODO: Windows support
+    /// Create a special file (relative to the base path)
     pub fn create_special(&self, _item: impl AsRef<Path>, _node: &Node) -> RusticResult<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    /// Create a special file (relative to the base path)
     pub fn create_special(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, node: &Node) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
 
@@ -537,6 +560,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Read the given item (relative to the base path)
     pub fn read_at(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, offset: u64, length: u64) -> RusticResult<Bytes> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
         let mut file = File::open(filename).map_err(LocalErrorKind::OpeningFileFailed)?;
@@ -549,6 +573,9 @@ impl LocalDestination {
         Ok(vec.into())
     }
 
+    /// Check if amatching file exists.
+    /// If a file exists and size matches, this returns a `File` open for reading.
+    /// In all other cases, retruns `None`
     pub fn get_matching_file(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, size: u64) -> Option<File> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
         fs::symlink_metadata(&filename).map_or_else(
@@ -563,6 +590,7 @@ impl LocalDestination {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Write `data`to given item (relative to the base path) at `offset`
     pub fn write_at(&self, item: impl AsRef<Path>, offset: u64, data: &[u8]) -> RusticResult<()> {
         let filename = self.path(item);
         let mut file = fs::OpenOptions::new()
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/blob.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/blob.rs
index 2bd78a563..0f3a11f1d 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/blob.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/blob.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ impl<T: Default> Initialize<T> for BlobTypeMap<T> {
 
 /// Sum is a new trait to define the method sum() for a `BlobTypeMap`
 pub trait Sum<T> {
+    /// compute the sum
     fn sum(&self) -> T;
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/repair/index.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/repair/index.rs
index d86c39611..19dab5973 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/repair/index.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/repair/index.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use crate::{
 #[non_exhaustive]
 /// Options for the `repair index` command
 pub struct RepairIndexOptions {
-    // Read all data packs, i.e. completely re-create the index
+    /// Read all data packs, i.e. completely re-create the index
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "clap", clap(long))]
     pub read_all: bool,
 }
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/restore.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/restore.rs
index e98350d8f..875c8fcc0 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/restore.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/commands/restore.rs
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ impl RestorePlan {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Get a list of all pack files needed to perform the restore
+    ///
+    /// This can be used e.g. to warm-up those pack files before doing the atual restore.
     pub fn to_packs(&self) -> Vec<Id> {
         self.r
             .iter()
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/error.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/error.rs
index 0597fd33f..0d246d6e6 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/error.rs
@@ -24,17 +24,18 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{backend::node::NodeType, id::Id, repofile::indexfile::IndexPack};
 
-/// Result type often returned from methods that can have rustic `Error`s.
+/// Result type often returned from methods that can have `RusticError`s.
 pub type RusticResult<T> = Result<T, RusticError>;
 
 // [`Error`] is public, but opaque and easy to keep compatible.
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 #[error(transparent)]
+/// Errors that can result from rustic.
 pub struct RusticError(#[from] RusticErrorKind);
 
 // Accessors for anything we do want to expose publicly.
 impl RusticError {
-    pub fn into_inner(self) -> RusticErrorKind {
+    pub(crate) fn into_inner(self) -> RusticErrorKind {
         self.0
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/lib.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/lib.rs
index 05c8af7bf..0e1aa7511 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ This crate exposes a few features for controlling dependency usage.
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![warn(
     // unreachable_pub, // frequently check
-    // TODO: Activate and create better docs
     missing_docs,
     rust_2018_idioms,
     trivial_casts,
diff --git a/crates/rustic_core/src/progress.rs b/crates/rustic_core/src/progress.rs
index 2ba552420..5a54975d2 100644
--- a/crates/rustic_core/src/progress.rs
+++ b/crates/rustic_core/src/progress.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub trait Progress: Send + Sync + Clone {
 /// Trait to start progress information report progress information for any rustic action which supports that.
 /// Implement this trait when you want to display this progress to your users.
 pub trait ProgressBars {
+    /// The actual type which is able to show the progress
     type P: Progress;
     /// Start a new progress, which is hidden
     fn progress_hidden(&self) -> Self::P;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub trait ProgressBars {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+/// A dummy struct which shows no progress but only logs titles and end of a progress.
 pub struct NoProgress;
 impl Progress for NoProgress {
     fn is_hidden(&self) -> bool {
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ impl Progress for NoProgress {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+/// Don't show progress bars, only log rudimentary progress information.
 pub struct NoProgressBars;
 impl ProgressBars for NoProgressBars {
     type P = NoProgress;