Title: Automatic backups before plugin updates
Last modified: May 7, 2026

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# Automatic backups before plugin updates

 *  [coryhopper65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coryhopper65/)
 * (@coryhopper65)
 * [1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-backups-before-plugin-updates/)
 * UpdraftPlus is a lifesaver. Does the free version automatically create a backup
   before I update my other plugins, or do I need to do it manually every time? 
   Keep up the amazing work! Cheers for the help.

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 *  Plugin Support [nrobertsudp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nrobertsudp/)
 * (@nrobertsudp)
 * [23 hours, 21 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/automatic-backups-before-plugin-updates/#post-18901574)
 * Hi there,
   Thanks for your kind comments on our plugin!The automatic backup before
   an update is a feature of the Premium plugin version.For this reason it is necessary
   to perform the backup manually with the free plugin.Thank you again for your 
   kind compliments :o)Best regards,Nick

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