docs: clarifications around external outputs info.

content/docs/command-reference/add.md

@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ not.
 - `--external` - allow `targets` that are outside of the DVC repository. See
   [Managing External Data](/doc/user-guide/managing-external-data).
 
-  > Note that external outputs typically require an external cache setup. See
-  > link above for more details.
+  > ⚠️ Note that this is an advanced feature for very specific situations and
+  > not recommended except if there's absolutely no other alternative.
+  > Additionally, this typically requires an external cache setup (see link
+  > above).
 
 - `-o <path>`, `--out <path>` - destination `path` to make a local target copy,
   or to [transfer](#example-transfer-to-cache) an external target into the cache

content/docs/command-reference/config.md

@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ settings, and configuring a remote is the way that can be done.
 - `cache.webhdfs` - name of an HDFS remote with WebHDFS enabled to use as
   external cache.
 
-> Avoid using the same [DVC remote](/doc/command-reference/remote) (used for
-> `dvc push`, `dvc pull`, etc.) as external cache, because it may cause file
+> ⚠️ Avoid using the same [remote storage](/doc/command-reference/remote) used
+> for `dvc push` and `dvc pull` as external cache, because it may cause file
 > hash overlaps: the hash of an external <abbr>output</abbr> could collide with
-> a hash generated locally for another file with different content.
+> that of a local file with different content.
 
 ### state
 

content/docs/user-guide/external-dependencies.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # External Dependencies
 
 There are cases when data is so large, or its processing is organized in such a
-way, that its preferable to avoid moving it from its original location. For
-example data on a network attached storage (NAS), processing data on HDFS,
+way, that its preferable to avoid moving it from its current external location.
+For example data on a network attached storage (NAS), processing data on HDFS,
 running [Dask](https://dask.org/) via SSH, or for a script that streams data
 from S3 to process it.
 
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ and version data outside of the <abbr>project</abbr>.
 
 ## How external dependencies work
 
-External <abbr>dependencies</abbr> are considered part of the (extended) DVC
-project: DVC will track them, detecting when they change (triggering stage
-executions on `dvc repro`, for example).
+External <abbr>dependencies</abbr> will be tracked by DVC, detecting when they
+change (triggering stage executions on `dvc repro`, for example).
 
 To define files or directories in an external location as
-[stage](/doc/command-reference/run) dependencies, put their remote URLs or
+[stage](/doc/command-reference/run) dependencies, specify their remote URLs or
 external paths in `dvc.yaml` (`deps` field). Use the same format as the `url` of
-certain `dvc remote` types. Currently, the following protocols are supported:
+certain `dvc remote` types. Currently, the following supported `dvc remote`
+types/protocols:
 
 - Amazon S3
 - Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

content/docs/user-guide/managing-external-data.md

@@ -1,52 +1,51 @@
-# Managing External Data
+# External Outputs
 
-> ⚠️ This is an advanced feature that we don't recommend using unless you really
-> know what you are doing. Artifacts added with --external are not affected by
-> `dvc push/pull/status -c`. You are likely looking for straight
+> ⚠️ This is an advanced feature for very specific situations and not
+> recommended except if there's absolutely no other alternative. In most cases
+> alternatives like the
 > [to-cache](/doc/command-reference/add#example-transfer-to-the-cache) or
 > [to-remote](/doc/command-reference/add#example-transfer-to-remote-storage)
-> transfers, or `dvc import-url`).
+> strategies of `dvc add` and `dvc import-url` are more convenient. **Note**
+> that external outputs are not pushed or pulled from/to
+> [remote storage](/doc/command-reference/remote).
 
 There are cases when data is so large, or its processing is organized in such a
-way, that its preferable to avoid moving it from its original location. For
-example data on a network attached storage (NAS), processing data on HDFS,
-running [Dask](https://dask.org/) via SSH, or for a script that streams data
-from S3 to process it.
+way, that its impossible to handle it in the local machine disk. For example
+versioning existing data on a network attached storage (NAS), processing data on
+HDFS, running [Dask](https://dask.org/) via SSH, or any code that generates
+massive files directly to the cloud.
 
-External outputs and
-[external dependencies](/doc/user-guide/external-dependencies) provide ways to
+External outputs (and
+[external dependencies](/doc/user-guide/external-dependencies)) provide ways to
 track and version data outside of the <abbr>project</abbr>.
 
 ## How external outputs work
 
-External <abbr>outputs</abbr> are considered part of the (extended) DVC project:
-DVC will track them for
+External <abbr>outputs</abbr> are considered part of the (extended)
+<abbr>workspace</abbr>: DVC will track them for
 [versioning](/doc/use-cases/versioning-data-and-model-files), detecting when
 they change (reported by `dvc status`, for example).
 
-To use existing files or directories in an external location as
-[stage](/doc/command-reference/run) outputs, give their remote URLs or external
-paths to `dvc add`, or put them in `dvc.yaml` (`deps` field). Use the same
-format as the `url` of certain `dvc remote` types. Currently, the following
-protocols are supported:
+To use existing files or directories in an external location as outputs, give
+their remote URLs or external paths to `dvc add`, or put them in `dvc.yaml`
+(`deps` field). Use the same format as the `url` of the following supported
+`dvc remote` types/protocols:
 
 - Amazon S3
 - SSH
 - HDFS
-- Local files and directories outside the <abbr>workspace</abbr>
+- Local files and directories outside the workspace
 
-External outputs require an
+⚠️ External outputs require an
 [external cache](/doc/use-cases/shared-development-server#configure-the-external-shared-cache)
 in the same external/remote file.
 
-> Note that [remote storage](/doc/command-reference/remote) is a different
-> feature, and that external outputs are not pushed or pulled from/to DVC
-> remotes.
+> Avoid using the same DVC remote used for `dvc push`, `dvc pull`, etc. as
+> external cache, because it may cause data collisions: the hash of an external
+> output could collide with that of a local file with different content.
 
-> ⚠️ Avoid using the same DVC remote used for `dvc push`, `dvc pull`, etc. for
-> external outputs, because it may cause data collisions: the hash of an
-> external output could collide with that of a local file with different
-> content.
+> Note that [remote storage](/doc/command-reference/remote) is a different
+> feature.
 
 ## Examples
 

content/docs/user-guide/project-structure/dvc-files.md

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # `.dvc` Files
 
 You can use `dvc add` to track data files or directories located in your current
-<abbr>workspace</abbr>, or in supported
-[external locations](/doc/user-guide/managing-external-data). Additionally,
-`dvc import` and `dvc import-url` let you bring data from external locations to
-your project, and start tracking it locally.
+<abbr>workspace</abbr>\*. Additionally, `dvc import` and `dvc import-url` let
+you bring data from external locations to your project, and start tracking it
+locally. See [Data Versioning](/doc/start/data-versioning) for more info.
 
-> See [Data Versioning](/doc/start/data-versioning) and
-> [Data Access](/doc/start/data-access) for more info.
+> \* Certain [external locations](/doc/user-guide/managing-external-data) are
+> also supported.
 
 Files ending with the `.dvc` extension ("dot DVC file") are created by these
 commands as data placeholders that can be versioned with Git. They contain the