diff --git a/supervisor/api/backups.py b/supervisor/api/backups.py
index 57349905523..8abda03c41f 100644
--- a/supervisor/api/backups.py
+++ b/supervisor/api/backups.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 from .const import (
     ATTR_ADDITIONAL_LOCATIONS,
     ATTR_BACKGROUND,
+    ATTR_LOCATION_ATTRIBUTES,
     ATTR_LOCATIONS,
-    ATTR_PROTECTED_LOCATIONS,
     ATTR_SIZE_BYTES,
     CONTENT_TYPE_TAR,
 )
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 
 ALL_ADDONS_FLAG = "ALL"
 
+LOCATION_LOCAL = ".local"
+
 RE_SLUGIFY_NAME = re.compile(r"[^A-Za-z0-9]+")
 RE_BACKUP_FILENAME = re.compile(r"^[^\\\/]+\.tar$")
 
@@ -82,12 +84,23 @@ def _ensure_list(item: Any) -> list:
     return item
 
 
+def _convert_local_location(item: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Convert local location value."""
+    if item in {LOCATION_LOCAL, ""}:
+        return None
+    return item
+
+
 # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
+SCHEMA_FOLDERS = vol.All([vol.In(_ALL_FOLDERS)], vol.Unique())
+SCHEMA_LOCATION = vol.All(vol.Maybe(str), _convert_local_location)
+SCHEMA_LOCATION_LIST = vol.All(_ensure_list, [SCHEMA_LOCATION], vol.Unique())
+
 SCHEMA_RESTORE_FULL = vol.Schema(
     {
         vol.Optional(ATTR_PASSWORD): vol.Maybe(str),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_BACKGROUND, default=False): vol.Boolean(),
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): vol.Maybe(str),
+        vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): SCHEMA_LOCATION,
     }
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +108,7 @@ def _ensure_list(item: Any) -> list:
     {
         vol.Optional(ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT): vol.Boolean(),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_ADDONS): vol.All([str], vol.Unique()),
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_FOLDERS): vol.All([vol.In(_ALL_FOLDERS)], vol.Unique()),
+        vol.Optional(ATTR_FOLDERS): SCHEMA_FOLDERS,
     }
 )
 
@@ -105,9 +118,7 @@ def _ensure_list(item: Any) -> list:
         vol.Optional(ATTR_FILENAME): vol.Match(RE_BACKUP_FILENAME),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_PASSWORD): vol.Maybe(str),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_COMPRESSED): vol.Maybe(vol.Boolean()),
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): vol.All(
-            _ensure_list, [vol.Maybe(str)], vol.Unique()
-        ),
+        vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): SCHEMA_LOCATION_LIST,
         vol.Optional(ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT_EXCLUDE_DATABASE): vol.Boolean(),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_BACKGROUND, default=False): vol.Boolean(),
         vol.Optional(ATTR_EXTRA): dict,
@@ -119,30 +130,14 @@ def _ensure_list(item: Any) -> list:
         vol.Optional(ATTR_ADDONS): vol.Or(
             ALL_ADDONS_FLAG, vol.All([str], vol.Unique())
         ),
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_FOLDERS): vol.All([vol.In(_ALL_FOLDERS)], vol.Unique()),
+        vol.Optional(ATTR_FOLDERS): SCHEMA_FOLDERS,
         vol.Optional(ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT): vol.Boolean(),
     }
 )
 
-SCHEMA_OPTIONS = vol.Schema(
-    {
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_DAYS_UNTIL_STALE): days_until_stale,
-    }
-)
-
-SCHEMA_FREEZE = vol.Schema(
-    {
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_TIMEOUT): vol.All(int, vol.Range(min=1)),
-    }
-)
-
-SCHEMA_REMOVE = vol.Schema(
-    {
-        vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): vol.All(
-            _ensure_list, [vol.Maybe(str)], vol.Unique()
-        ),
-    }
-)
+SCHEMA_OPTIONS = vol.Schema({vol.Optional(ATTR_DAYS_UNTIL_STALE): days_until_stale})
+SCHEMA_FREEZE = vol.Schema({vol.Optional(ATTR_TIMEOUT): vol.All(int, vol.Range(min=1))})
+SCHEMA_REMOVE = vol.Schema({vol.Optional(ATTR_LOCATION): SCHEMA_LOCATION_LIST})
 
 
 class APIBackups(CoreSysAttributes):
@@ -155,6 +150,16 @@ def _extract_slug(self, request):
             raise APINotFound("Backup does not exist")
         return backup
 
+    def _make_location_attributes(self, backup: Backup) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Make location attributes dictionary."""
+        return {
+            loc if loc else LOCATION_LOCAL: {
+                ATTR_PROTECTED: backup.all_locations[loc][ATTR_PROTECTED],
+                ATTR_SIZE_BYTES: backup.location_size(loc),
+            }
+            for loc in backup.locations
+        }
+
     def _list_backups(self):
         """Return list of backups."""
         return [
@@ -168,11 +173,7 @@ def _list_backups(self):
                 ATTR_LOCATION: backup.location,
                 ATTR_LOCATIONS: backup.locations,
                 ATTR_PROTECTED: backup.protected,
-                ATTR_PROTECTED_LOCATIONS: [
-                    loc
-                    for loc in backup.locations
-                    if backup.all_locations[loc][ATTR_PROTECTED]
-                ],
+                ATTR_LOCATION_ATTRIBUTES: self._make_location_attributes(backup),
                 ATTR_COMPRESSED: backup.compressed,
                 ATTR_CONTENT: {
                     ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT: backup.homeassistant_version is not None,
@@ -244,11 +245,7 @@ async def backup_info(self, request):
             ATTR_SIZE_BYTES: backup.size_bytes,
             ATTR_COMPRESSED: backup.compressed,
             ATTR_PROTECTED: backup.protected,
-            ATTR_PROTECTED_LOCATIONS: [
-                loc
-                for loc in backup.locations
-                if backup.all_locations[loc][ATTR_PROTECTED]
-            ],
+            ATTR_LOCATION_ATTRIBUTES: self._make_location_attributes(backup),
             ATTR_SUPERVISOR_VERSION: backup.supervisor_version,
             ATTR_HOMEASSISTANT: backup.homeassistant_version,
             ATTR_LOCATION: backup.location,
@@ -467,7 +464,9 @@ async def download(self, request: web.Request):
         """Download a backup file."""
         backup = self._extract_slug(request)
         # Query will give us '' for /backups, convert value to None
-        location = request.query.get(ATTR_LOCATION, backup.location) or None
+        location = _convert_local_location(
+            request.query.get(ATTR_LOCATION, backup.location)
+        )
         self._validate_cloud_backup_location(request, location)
         if location not in backup.all_locations:
             raise APIError(f"Backup {backup.slug} is not in location {location}")
@@ -496,7 +495,9 @@ async def upload(self, request: web.Request):
             self._validate_cloud_backup_location(request, location_names)
             # Convert empty string to None if necessary
             locations = [
-                self._location_to_mount(location) if location else None
+                self._location_to_mount(location)
+                if _convert_local_location(location)
+                else None
                 for location in location_names
             ]
             location = locations.pop(0)
diff --git a/supervisor/api/const.py b/supervisor/api/const.py
index e2e0bd5545a..aa89b0a20d3 100644
--- a/supervisor/api/const.py
+++ b/supervisor/api/const.py
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@
 ATTR_LLMNR = "llmnr"
 ATTR_LLMNR_HOSTNAME = "llmnr_hostname"
 ATTR_LOCAL_ONLY = "local_only"
+ATTR_LOCATION_ATTRIBUTES = "location_attributes"
 ATTR_LOCATIONS = "locations"
 ATTR_MDNS = "mdns"
 ATTR_MODEL = "model"
 ATTR_MOUNTS = "mounts"
 ATTR_MOUNT_POINTS = "mount_points"
 ATTR_PANEL_PATH = "panel_path"
-ATTR_PROTECTED_LOCATIONS = "protected_locations"
 ATTR_REMOVABLE = "removable"
 ATTR_REMOVE_CONFIG = "remove_config"
 ATTR_REVISION = "revision"
diff --git a/supervisor/backups/backup.py b/supervisor/backups/backup.py
index bb083890b2a..4e6fc6eb23a 100644
--- a/supervisor/backups/backup.py
+++ b/supervisor/backups/backup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import timedelta
-from functools import cached_property
+from functools import lru_cache
 import io
 import json
 import logging
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
 _LOGGER: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@lru_cache
+def _backup_file_size(backup: Path) -> int:
+    """Get backup file size."""
+    return backup.stat().st_size if backup.is_file() else 0
+
+
 def location_sort_key(value: str | None) -> str:
     """Sort locations, None is always first else alphabetical."""
     return value if value else ""
@@ -222,17 +228,15 @@ def locations(self) -> list[str | None]:
             key=location_sort_key,
         )
 
-    @cached_property
+    @property
     def size(self) -> float:
         """Return backup size."""
         return round(self.size_bytes / 1048576, 2)  # calc mbyte
 
-    @cached_property
+    @property
     def size_bytes(self) -> int:
         """Return backup size in bytes."""
-        if not self.tarfile.is_file():
-            return 0
-        return self.tarfile.stat().st_size
+        return self.location_size(self.location)
 
     @property
     def is_new(self) -> bool:
@@ -256,6 +260,14 @@ def data(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Returns a copy of the data."""
         return deepcopy(self._data)
 
+    def location_size(self, location: str | None) -> int:
+        """Get size of backup in a location."""
+        if location not in self.all_locations:
+            return 0
+
+        backup = self.all_locations[location][ATTR_PATH]
+        return _backup_file_size(backup)
+
     def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         """Return true if backups have same metadata."""
         if not isinstance(other, Backup):
diff --git a/tests/api/test_backups.py b/tests/api/test_backups.py
index 57e32c48590..647c8e435e2 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_backups.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_backups.py
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ async def test_options(api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "location,backup_dir",
-    [("backup_test", PurePath("mounts", "backup_test")), (None, PurePath("backup"))],
+    ("location", "backup_dir", "api_location"),
+    [
+        ("backup_test", PurePath("mounts", "backup_test"), "backup_test"),
+        (None, PurePath("backup"), None),
+        ("", PurePath("backup"), None),
+        (".local", PurePath("backup"), None),
+    ],
 )
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("path_extern", "mount_propagation", "mock_is_mount")
 async def test_backup_to_location(
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ async def test_backup_to_location(
     coresys: CoreSys,
     location: str | None,
     backup_dir: PurePath,
+    api_location: str | None,
     tmp_supervisor_data: Path,
 ):
     """Test making a backup to a specific location with default mount."""
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ async def test_backup_to_location(
     resp = await api_client.get(f"/backups/{slug}/info")
     result = await resp.json()
     assert result["result"] == "ok"
-    assert result["data"]["location"] == location
+    assert result["data"]["location"] == api_location
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures(
@@ -661,14 +667,18 @@ async def test_backup_with_extras(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("tmp_supervisor_data")
-async def test_upload_to_multiple_locations(api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("local_location", ["", ".local"])
+async def test_upload_to_multiple_locations(
+    api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys, local_location: str
+):
     """Test uploading a backup to multiple locations."""
     backup_file = get_fixture_path("backup_example.tar")
 
     with backup_file.open("rb") as file, MultipartWriter("form-data") as mp:
         mp.append(file)
         resp = await api_client.post(
-            "/backups/new/upload?location=&location=.cloud_backup", data=mp
+            f"/backups/new/upload?location={local_location}&location=.cloud_backup",
+            data=mp,
         )
 
     assert resp.status == 200
@@ -798,8 +808,12 @@ async def test_remove_backup_from_location(api_client: TestClient, coresys: Core
     assert backup.all_locations == {None: {"path": location_1, "protected": False}}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("local_location", ["", ".local"])
 async def test_download_backup_from_location(
-    api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys, tmp_supervisor_data: Path
+    api_client: TestClient,
+    coresys: CoreSys,
+    tmp_supervisor_data: Path,
+    local_location: str,
 ):
     """Test downloading a backup from a specific location."""
     backup_file = get_fixture_path("backup_example.tar")
@@ -816,12 +830,12 @@ async def test_download_backup_from_location(
     # The use case of this is user might want to pick a particular mount if one is flaky
     # To simulate this, remove the file from one location and show one works and the other doesn't
     assert backup.location is None
-    location_1.unlink()
+    location_2.unlink()
 
-    resp = await api_client.get("/backups/7fed74c8/download?location=")
+    resp = await api_client.get("/backups/7fed74c8/download?location=.cloud_backup")
     assert resp.status == 404
 
-    resp = await api_client.get("/backups/7fed74c8/download?location=.cloud_backup")
+    resp = await api_client.get(f"/backups/7fed74c8/download?location={local_location}")
     assert resp.status == 200
     out_file = tmp_supervisor_data / "backup_example.tar"
     with out_file.open("wb") as out:
@@ -859,8 +873,12 @@ async def test_partial_backup_all_addons(
         store_addons.assert_called_once_with([install_addon_ssh])
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("local_location", [None, "", ".local"])
 async def test_restore_backup_from_location(
-    api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys, tmp_supervisor_data: Path
+    api_client: TestClient,
+    coresys: CoreSys,
+    tmp_supervisor_data: Path,
+    local_location: str | None,
 ):
     """Test restoring a backup from a specific location."""
     coresys.core.state = CoreState.RUNNING
@@ -889,7 +907,7 @@ async def test_restore_backup_from_location(
 
     resp = await api_client.post(
         f"/backups/{backup.slug}/restore/partial",
-        json={"location": None, "folders": ["share"]},
+        json={"location": local_location, "folders": ["share"]},
     )
     assert resp.status == 400
     body = await resp.json()
@@ -983,7 +1001,12 @@ async def test_backup_mixed_encryption(api_client: TestClient, coresys: CoreSys)
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["location"] is None
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["locations"] == [None]
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["protected"] is True
-    assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["protected_locations"] == [None]
+    assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["location_attributes"] == {
+        ".local": {
+            "protected": True,
+            "size_bytes": 10240,
+        }
+    }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -1012,7 +1035,12 @@ async def test_protected_backup(
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["location"] is None
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["locations"] == [None]
     assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["protected"] is True
-    assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["protected_locations"] == [None]
+    assert body["data"]["backups"][0]["location_attributes"] == {
+        ".local": {
+            "protected": True,
+            "size_bytes": 10240,
+        }
+    }
 
     resp = await api_client.get(f"/backups/{slug}/info")
     assert resp.status == 200
@@ -1020,4 +1048,9 @@ async def test_protected_backup(
     assert body["data"]["location"] is None
     assert body["data"]["locations"] == [None]
     assert body["data"]["protected"] is True
-    assert body["data"]["protected_locations"] == [None]
+    assert body["data"]["location_attributes"] == {
+        ".local": {
+            "protected": True,
+            "size_bytes": 10240,
+        }
+    }