Title: backing up wordpress before update
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# backing up wordpress before update

 *  [SHAUN2015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaun2015/)
 * (@shaun2015)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-wordpress-before-update/)
 * I’m designing my site on my own computer localhost but wordpress now needs updating
   to the new version , how do I keep the work that I have done safe . I have tried
   to back up everything to dropbox but I don’t have enough room , tried one drive
   they will not allow local host back up .I use the updraftplus plugin but it says
   incomplete because it cant put it anywhere google drive says error 400 redirect-
   uri-mismatch
    can some one help please

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-wordpress-before-update/#post-6831547)
 * > I’m designing my site on my own computer localhost but wordpress now needs 
   > updating to the new version
 * The parts you need to back up are the files and the database on your computer.
   You can save them to another directory on your PC ore Mac.
 * The files are easy but read this for using phpMyadmin.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database#Backup_Process_with_phpMyAdmin](https://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database#Backup_Process_with_phpMyAdmin)
 * With both the file and a complete backup saved, there’s not really much harm 
   you can do in updating. If it goes badly then you can restore the backups.
 * It should not go badly, but making that backup first is a very good thing.
 *  Thread Starter [SHAUN2015](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaun2015/)
 * (@shaun2015)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-wordpress-before-update/#post-6831767)
 * thanks for getting back I used duplicator plugin I got two files and uploaded
   the to Microsoft one drive do you think that means my site is fully backup now

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