Title: Backup media
Last modified: April 18, 2022

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# Backup media

 *  Resolved [sobreak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sobreak/)
 * (@sobreak)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-media/)
 *     ```
       Hello,
   
       Following a problem with my site I had to restore my updraft backup and I realized that my media were not restored...
   
       How to include the media in the backup and avoid that if they disappear by mistake the backup contains the originals?
   
       Thanks
       ```
   

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-media/#post-15571404)
 * Hi,
 * Media files are stored in the uploads.zip component. To restore, you can run 
   the restoration and just select the “uploads” component.
 * Thanks,
    Bryle

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