Title: Automatic backup doesn’t work
Last modified: May 8, 2017

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# Automatic backup doesn’t work

 *  Resolved [artemis21](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artemis21/)
 * (@artemis21)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-backup-doesnt-work/)
 * Hi,
    I’m using the plugin since months but the scheluded function for the backup
   doesn’t work. I’ve set the backup each 7 days and with the email option flagged,
   but It never work. It does not send the email and it does not create the backup
   files in the folder. If I do the backup manually it work as normal and it even
   send me the email. Any way to fix this?
 * Thank you

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-backup-doesnt-work/#post-9110607)
 * Hi, let me share the following information provided by one of the developers 
   about the scheduled backups.
 * > How the scheduled backup feature works with WordPress wp-cron functionality.
   > The backup time is set at the time you save the automatic scheduled backup 
   > settings. In order for the backup to trigger around the time you expect it 
   > to, you will need some kind of site activity (such as someone visiting) just
   > after that time.
   > For example:
   > If I’ve just configured my scheduled backup settings to do a once daily backup
   > and saved the config now and it is currently 7:11pm at my location, then the
   > wp-cron will be scheduled to perform a backup at around 7:11pm everyday. Which
   > means that the next backup will be scheduled for tomorrow at approximately 
   > 7:11pm – BUT – as mentioned in my last response, if nobody visits my site till
   > 10:30pm tomorrow, then no backup will occur at 7:11pm because there was no 
   > activity on the site just after 7:11pm to trigger the wp-cron event. What will
   > happen is that the system will immediately trigger a backup as soon as someone
   > visits my site anytime after the scheduled time. (In other words in this example
   > the backup will occur at 10:30pm)
   > On the next day the same thing applies…..the aiowps backup is still scheduled
   > for around 7:11pm and if I get my next visitor at 7:12pm then the backup will
   > be performed at 7:12pm.
   > I hope this example makes it a bit clearer.
 * Let me know if the above helps you in any way.
 * Regards

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