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Getting started
How to install UpdraftPlus (free version)
How to install UpdraftPlus Premium
Topics
Advanced usage
FAQs
Can I run backups from the shell / cron?
Does UpdraftPlus leave large temporary files behind?
Does UpdraftPlus support WP-CLI?
How do I add a new scheduling interval to UpdraftPlus?
How do I open my browser developer tools?
How do I update my install to the development version?
Backing up
FAQs
Are there any backup limits?
Can I back up individual tables?
Can I backup directly to my PC/Mac?
Can I import backups from other plugins?
Can I split backups of large sites into multiple archives?
Can I store my backups with UpdraftPlus?
Can UpdraftPlus send me a copy of my backups?
Do I need to back up WordPress core?
How can I configure a site to never back up?
How can I exclude a specific table from a backup?
How can I quickly delete multiple backup sets at once?
How do I add ātake a backupā functionality to a plugin?
How do I back up my WordPress site with UpdraftPlus?
How do I back up to my Synology NAS?
How do I backup my WordPress database with UpdraftPlus?
How do I download one folder from a backup?
How do I exclude certain files/directories from backups?
How do I get a SQL file from an UpdraftPlus database backup?
How do I schedule backups for my files and databases?
How do I set up additional retention rules for my backup?
How do I stop an in-process backup?
How much free disk space do I need to create a backup?
Is my WordPress backup data routed via UpdraftPlusās servers?
What does the error āOperation timed out after (number) milliseconds with 0 bytes receivedā mean?
What exactly does UpdraftPlus back up?
What format are backups made in?
What is the largest site that UpdraftPlus can back up?
Where are my UpdraftPlus backups stored?
Troubleshooting
How can I fix UpdraftPlus failed backups?
How do I manually export my database with phpMyAdmin?
I get SSL certificate errors when backing up and/or restoring
I’m trying to upload my database backup fro a mac but it’s greyed out
Scheduled or manual backup stops mid-way
Some of my files have uploaded into my cloud storage, but not others
The modal windows that UpdraftPlus opens canāt be clicked on ā they are greyed out
What should I do if I see the message ‘file size limit exceeded’?
What should I do if malware is detected in my UpdraftPlus files?
Why am I getting a 504 gateway error when trying to update the plugin?
Why am I getting a security alert about an unknown file called .rnd in the WordPress core?
Why am I getting warnings about my site not having enough visitors?
Why are my backups failing on my LiteSpeed web server?
Why are my backups slow?
Why does my scheduled backup not run at precisely the time scheduled?
Why is my backup getting stuck on the wp_posts database table?
Encryption
I encrypted my database ā how do I decrypt it?
I lost my encryption key ā what can I do?
General
FAQs
Can I use constants to alter the behaviour of UpdraftPlus?
Can remote storage credentials be saved on-disk instead of the database?
Does UpdraftPlus delete all its settings when it is de-installed?
Does UpdraftPlus set cookies for my website visitors?
How can I wipe my UpdraftPlus settings?
How do I limit resource usage if I donāt have access to configure the web server?
How do I use UpdraftPlus with DigitalOcean Spaces?
Why is WordFence warning me that files inside UpdraftPlus have changed?
Troubleshooting
Are you seeing a warning about which versions of WordPress UpdraftPlus has been tested on?
How do I deal with ‘fatal error: allowed memory size ofā¦’ errors?
How do I fix the WordPress missed schedule error?
I have locked the UpdraftPlus settings page, and forgotten the password ā how do I unlock it?
Iāve installed UpdraftPlus Premium (or an add-on) but canāt see any of the premium features
Problems with extra white-space
There is a āpermission deniedā error when UpdraftPlus tries to contact remote storage
UpdraftPlus IP Unblock: How to Regain Access If Your IP is Blocked
What do I do with a ‘fatal error ā internal zend errorā ?
When installing, my web hosting says thereās a maximum file size I can upload ā what can I do?
Why does UpdraftPlus warn me that my disk has no space left, when in fact it does?
WordPress crashed when updating UpdraftPlus ā what can I do?
Migration
FAQs
Can UpdraftPlus be used to migrate a WooCommerce site?
How do I migrate a WordPress site to a new host?
How do I migrate my WordPress website with UpdraftPlus?
How many sites can I migrate with UpdraftPlus?
What is the āSearch and replace site location in the databaseā option?
Troubleshooting
After migrating my site, my front page works, but all other pages give a 404 error
My WordPress site failed to migrate
When I migrated my site, I did not search/replace the database; what can I do now?
Why am I getting a white screen after migrating?
Why am I getting MySQL errors when migrating my database?
Restoration
FAQs
Can I restore an UpdraftPlus backup manually?
How do I restore a āBackupWordPressā backup?
How do I restore a single sub-site on a Multisite Network?
How do I restore my site with UpdraftPlus?
What are the implications of changing a tableās character set?
What should I understand before restoring my WordPress site?
When I restore WordPress core, should I include wp-config.php in the restoration?
Troubleshooting
I am restoring a pre-WordPress-3.5 multisite into a 3.5-or-later multisite ā what happened to my blogs.dir?
I want to restore, but cannot or have failed to do so from the WP Admin console ā can I restore manually?
What does the error message āPCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT(-10)ā mean?
What does the error message āPCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT(-10)ā mean?
Why am I being asked for FTP details upon restoration/migration or plugin installation/updates?
Why am I getting an ‘updraft send command internal server error’ when restoring my database?
Why am I getting an error when restoring an uploads zip?
Why isn’t my restoration completing?
UpdraftClone
FAQs
Can I use UpdraftClone to test out my site on a different WP or PHP version?
Can you tell me about the security of UpdraftClone?
Do unused UpdraftClone tokens expire?
Does UpdraftClone have SSH and SFTP access?
How can I show someone else a website I am working on in UpdraftClone?
How can I view the PHP log on my UpdraftClone?
I no longer need my UpdraftClone. How can I shut it down?
What are UpdraftClone keys?
What is the largest site that I can clone with UpdraftClone?
Getting started
How to clone a WordPress site using UpdraftClone
How to clone or migrate a WooCommerce store
UpdraftVault
FAQs
Are there limits on the number of sites I can connect to UpdraftVault?
Can I cancel UpdraftVault?
Can I resell access to my UpdraftVault?
How can I access UpdraftVault backups if lose access to the website that created them?
How can I access what is stored in my UpdraftVault?
How can I purchase more space for UpdraftVault?
How can I see my total UpdraftVault quota usage?
How do I disconnect a site so that it no longer sends backups to my UpdraftVault?
How reliable is UpdraftVault?
Is UpdraftVault data encrypted?
What happens to my backups if I cancel my UpdraftVault subscription?
What happens to my UpdraftVault space if I stop being an UpdraftPlus Premium customer?
What happens when my UpdraftVault quota is full?
Where does UpdraftVault store my data?
Will backups be deleted from UpdraftVault if my quota fills up?
Cloud storage
Amazon S3
FAQs
How do I add Amazon S3 to my UpdraftPlus account settings?
What is the difference between path-style and bucket-style access to an S3-compatible bucket?
What settings should I use for Amazon S3, and how should I configure my Amazon S3 account?
Backblaze
FAQs
How do I add Backblaze to UpdraftPlus?
DreamHost
How do I add DreamHost to my UpdraftPlus account settings?
Dropbox
FAQs
How can I change or re-authenticate my Dropbox account?
How can I use my own Dropbox app?
How do I add Dropbox to my UpdraftPlus account settings
How do I unlink UpdraftPlus from my Dropbox?
What is your privacy policy for the use of your Dropbox app?
Where in Dropbox are my files stored?
Troubleshooting
UpdraftPlus says that a backup to Dropbox completed, but I donāt yet see it in my Dropbox
FTP / SFTP
FAQs
FTP, SFTP, or FTPS: Which File Transfer Protocol is right for you?
What encryption methods are supported for FTP/SFTP?
Why does UpdraftPlus store my FTP/SFTP password unencrypted?
Why must I use a non-encrypted SFTP key?
Troubleshooting
I backup via FTP, but after upgrading to UpdraftPlus Premium, FTP stopped working
My FTP stopped working when I upgraded to UpdraftPlus Premium
My FTP/SFTP credentials are not working ā what shall I do?
My remote storage method is FTP, but I cannot see my backups on my FTP server
Google Cloud
FAQs
Configuring Google Cloud Storage API Access in UpdraftPlus
Where do I find my Google Project ID?
Google Drive
FAQs
How do I add a Google Drive account to UpdraftPlus?
How do I unlink UpdraftPlus from my Google Drive?
How do I use the UpdraftPlus Google Drive app?
Troubleshooting
I can no longer download or restore from a Google Drive backup
I have several sites all backing up to the same Google Drive, but sometimes they have authentication failures
My Google Drive quota is full, even though Iāve deleted my backups and cannot see anything using it
What does the error āError: redirect_uri_mismatchā mean?
What does the error message āGoogle Drive ā¦ Access Not Configuredā mean?
What does the Google Drive/Cloud error āinvalid_client : no application nameā mean?
Why is Google Drive creating multiple folders with the same name?
IDrive
How to Connect IDrive Storage to UpdraftPlus
Linode
How do I use UpdraftPlus with Linode Cloud Storage?
MEGA
How to Connect MEGA’s Storage to UpdraftPlus
Microsoft Azure
How to add Microsoft Azure to your UpdraftPlus account settings
Microsoft OneDrive
FAQs
How can I disconnect UpdraftPlus from my Microsoft OneDrive?
How do I back up to Microsoft Onedrive?
Microsoft OneDrive setup guide with your own app
Rackspace
FAQs
What is the most secure way to set up Rackspace Cloud Files?
Why are there extra files in my Rackspace Cloud Files / OpenStack container?
Premium features
How to anonymise personal data in WordPress backups
How to automatically back up WordPress before updates
How to back up more databases
How to back up more WordPress files
How to back up to multiple locations
How to create incremental backups
How to lock UpdraftPlus settings
How to operate UpdraftPlus from the WP-CLI
How to restore from other backup plugins
How to send advanced backup reports
How to use Amazon S3 Enhanced
How to use Dropbox Enhanced
How to use Google Drive Enhanced
How to use Rackspace Cloud Files Enhanced
How to use the Google Cloud Storage option
UpdraftPlus
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