Title: Incremental backups
Last modified: December 16, 2017

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# Incremental backups

 *  Resolved [Aldus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldus/)
 * (@aldus)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incremental-backups-3/)
 * Any plans to add an option for incremental backups? Because:
 * 1) Why zip & send all the files *every single time*, even if most of them are
   unchanged? And, in fact, some of them, like images (who also happens to take 
   most of the space) will most likely *never* change.
 * 2) Why make a backup if nothing has changed from the last backup?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fincremental-backups-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incremental-backups-3/#post-9796887)
 * Hi,
 * The incremental feature is already on our potential future development list, 
   but this requires a large restructuring of how UpdraftPlus works. As such, we
   cannot currently guarantee when this would be released. We are really looking
   forward to get this featured released one day.
 * Kind Regards,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [Aldus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldus/)
 * (@aldus)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incremental-backups-3/#post-9797428)
 * That would be very nice. Thanks for the answer.

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 * Last reply from: [Aldus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldus/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incremental-backups-3/#post-9797428)
 * Status: resolved