How much free disk space do I need to create a backup?

by | Apr 10, 2013

This question is only interesting or relevant if a) you do not have an “unlimited” hosting plan and b) you are already using more than (approximately) 25% of your web hosting plan’s web space. The very short answer is: theoretically, up to...

I get SSL certificate errors when backing up and/or restoring

by | Apr 6, 2013

SSL is a technology used to help you make sure that a) you really are communicating with the people you thought you were (authentication) and b) your communications with them cannot be eaves-dropped by others along the way (encryption). SSL uses entities called...

What format are backups made in?

by | Apr 5, 2013

UpdraftPlus backs up your files into ordinary zip files (the same format that WordPress and its plugins and theme directories use) rather than any proprietary file formats. The database is backed up into an ordinary SQL (text) file. Therefore you can use UpdraftPlus...

Can I run backups from the shell / cron?

by | Mar 12, 2013

N.B. (April 2018 – the instructions on this page should still work, but we now support WP-CLI, which is the recommended way to interact with UpdraftPlus from the command-line. See our WP-CLI documentation here). If you have shell access, then running a backup...

Where in Dropbox are my files stored?

by | Feb 26, 2013

UpdraftPlus uses what Dropbox calls an “app folder”. This means that UpdraftPlus only has access to its own files – not any other part of your Dropbox. App folders are all stored in the top-level folder called “apps”, with their own name....

Anything essential to know?

by | Feb 12, 2013

After you have set up UpdraftPlus, you must check that your backups are taking place successfully. WordPress is a complex piece of software that runs in many situations. Don’t wait until you need your backups before you find out that they never worked in the...