How to Create a Backup
It's super simple. Click on All-in-One WP Migration and then Export.
The top button Add allows you to replace some text throughout your website and to create a backup that includes the text replacement.
So you won't use it if all you want is a backup.
But, for example, suppose you were selling your site to a third party, you were both Amazon affiliates and your site was full of Amazon affiliate links. You could give your buyer the backup file for them to restore to their own web host, but with all your Amazon affiliate ids replaced by theirs.
For a normal backup, just click on the Export To button.
You will then see a number of possible destinations to send the backup file to.
I like having my backups on my local hard disk, from which I can copy them to a flash drive for additional safety if I wish, so I always choose File as the destination.
As soon as you choose the destination, the export will start, keeping you up to date with a progress report.
Note that the backup has been created on your web host's server, in a backup folder associated with your site.
When you click on the Download button, the file will start downloading to your computer's local drive.
At that point of time, you can click on the Close button.
In another post, I'll cover
- Keeping Multi-Generational Backups
- Clearing Out Old Backups
- Restoring from a Backup and
- Using Backup/Restore to transfer a site from one webhost to another.
If you have an opportunity, I would like to hear if you or anyone else has encountered these problems.
I tried another solution called Updraft and received the same error saying it was blocked. I could not even activate the plugin.
I tried to copy through FTP using Filezilla and received a message that over 5000 out of roughly 7800 files failed to copy to the destination drive.
I have since contacted site support to ask what solution will work. I am waiting on a response.
Best regards, Matt
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I have around 30 websites with some half of them hosted at WA. WA unblocked the backup plugin on all of them at my request.
You need to contact Site Support and ask them to unblock the plugin. Assure them you will delete old backups from the server. Ask me if you don't know how to do this.
FileZilla, while a great program, is not a suitable solution for backup.
I performed all the steps you have outlined in this lesson, but I have some questions about how to open the file after it's downloaded to my computer.
Are you familiar with what app or program I'll need to open the files on my computer once it's been downloaded?
Help is much appreciated!
Barbara
Just keep them so you can restore your website in an emergency or transfer it to another web host.
You use the same plugin to restore as you did to back up.
For more information, see Your Website Backup Is Working, but Can You Restore?
Support restored the websites again but it was all mixed up I ended up deleting one and try to rebuild the other
Very frastrating but no worries we continue alls good
Marion Black recommends backing up your site every day, and I can understand why. If you do it every day, you are much less apt to see your hard work destroyed because you just didn't bother. That would indeed be distressing.
I backup my sites as soon as I've made a change I'd hate to lose.
