Title: Custom backup directory
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Custom backup directory

 *  [romprod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romprod/)
 * (@romprod)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-backup-directory/)
 * I’ve set `define('HMBKP_PATH' , '/home/wp-user/');` in `/usr/share/wordpress/
   wp-config.php` and the plugin recognises that OK. Once I try to run a backup 
   that folderis written to with the backup file, but once the backup has finished
   the file dispears and then ends up in the default directory location of `/usr/
   share/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/backupwordpress-blahblahblah-backups’
 * I’m running wp 4.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04.1 with BackUpWordPress plugin version 3.0.4

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 *  Plugin Author [cuvelier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuvelier/)
 * (@cuvelier)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-backup-directory/#post-5572907)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for reporting the issue.
 * I’ll investigate the issue and get back to you,
 * Cheers!
    Owain

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