Title: Error Message PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10)
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error Message PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10)

 *  Resolved [Patrick Pachner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamantos/)
 * (@adamantos)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/)
 * My monthly backup fails now after upgrading to the new version with the following
   error message
 * FEHLER: Fehler beim Hinzufügen zum PclZip-Archive: PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10):
   Unable to find End of Central Dir Record signature
 * Any Idea?
 * Thanks
    Patrick
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Robert Windisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nullbyte/)
 * (@nullbyte)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/#post-3739235)
 * Hi Patrick,
 * could you provide the whole logfile (please use pastbin) that we could see any
   error that occurs before.
 * regards,
    Robert
 *  Thread Starter [Patrick Pachner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamantos/)
 * (@adamantos)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/#post-3739242)
 * [http://pastebin.com/6bqk5Kfj](http://pastebin.com/6bqk5Kfj)
 * Thanks
    Patrick
 *  Plugin Author [Robert Windisch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nullbyte/)
 * (@nullbyte)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/#post-3739248)
 * Hi Patrick,
 * please switch the compression method to tar. And please check that you have enough
   space on your space.
 * regards,
    Robert
 *  Thread Starter [Patrick Pachner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamantos/)
 * (@adamantos)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/#post-3739260)
 * Hi Robert,
 * has worked. I think the issue was mainly the file space.
 * Warning message now:
    1. Versuche, einen WordPress-Export als XML-Datei zu erstellen…[
   17-Mai-2013 12:21:34] WARNUNG: Auftrag durch Inaktivität von mehr als 5 Minuten
   neu gestartet [17-Mai-2013 12:21:34] 2. Versuche, einen WordPress-Export als 
   XML-Datei zu erstellen … [17-Mai-2013 12:27:42] WARNUNG: Auftrag durch Inaktivität
   von mehr als 5 Minuten neu gestartet [17-Mai-2013 12:27:42] 3. Versuche, einen
   WordPress-Export als XML-Datei zu erstellen … [17-Mai-2013 12:33:48] WARNUNG:
   Auftrag durch Inaktivität von mehr als 5 Minuten neu gestartet [17-Mai-2013 12:
   33:48]
 * Thanks
    Patrick

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 * Last reply from: [Patrick Pachner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamantos/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-pclzip_err_bad_format-10/#post-3739260)
 * Status: resolved