Added hint for --compression max in migration process

Added hint for --compression max in migration process. Since this is a onetime process users should be aware of this and consider this step.
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File contents stored in the repository will not be rewritten, data from new
backups will be compressed. Over time more and more of the repository will
be compressed. To speed up this process and compress all not yet compressed
data, you can run ``prune --repack-uncompressed``.
data, you can run ``prune --repack-uncompressed``. When you plan creating
your backups with maximum compression you should also use this flag
when doing this step since you can't switch to maximum compression later.
Complete command for repacking with maximum compression:
``restic prune --repack-uncompressed --compression max``.