DropBox UpdraftPlus.com folder size limit? Backups being auto-deleted.

[DaveParticipant]

Hi,
I have a 1TB DropBox account where I store all my WP backups. The problem I’m having is – the backups all seem to work fine, in that they initially go to Dropbox > Apps > UpdraftPlus.Com as they are supposed to, but the folder only seems to hold a finite number of total backup files (I haven’t determined yet if this is based on date or quantity – but I think it’s quantity; approx 27 or so). The rest get auto-deleted into the the “Deleted files” folder. I’m backing up about 38 sites if that matters

I’m currently using less than 3% of my total space, and DropBox tech support said that it is the UpDraft plugin that is causing this as they never auto-delete anything. Please advise…

Thanks..

[Bryle CroduaModerator]

Hi Dave,

It is possible that you have set UpdraftPlus to only save a certain number of backups to your remote storage. Can you check your backup retention rule? This can be found in the UpdraftPlus “Settings” tab from your WordPress site.

Regards,
Bryle

[DaveParticipant]

Well – I do have each site set to save only a certain number. For example I typically have:

Site A: Files – Retain 1
Site A: Database – Retain 3

Site B: Files – Retain 1
Site B: Database – Retain 3

Site C: Files – Retain 1
Site C: Database – Retain 3

And on and on. I guess I was assuming Updraft/DropBox would keep an ongoing number of backups of ALL sites in the folder – while simply deleting the proper number PER SITE. Does that make sense?

thank you…

[Bryle CroduaModerator]

Hi Dave,

Apologies for the late reply.

Do you also save the backups for each site in different sub-folders? Or are they all stored in a single folder?

Regards,
Bryle

[DaveParticipant]

A single Folder. Apps > UpdraftPlus.

Thank you.

[Bryle CroduaModerator]

Hi Dave,

It is best to save the backups for each in different sub-folders so your backups are more organised and to avoid conflicts with the retention rule settings.

Regards,
Bryle

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