Title: Lost backup
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Lost backup

 *  Resolved [SecretaryESVGA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/secretaryesvga/)
 * (@secretaryesvga)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-backup-1/)
 * I installed UpdraftPlus Backup because of its rating. After doing a full backup
   I received an email message that “The backup apparently succeeded and is now 
   complete”. As I wanted the backup stored on my PC I selected email but where 
   is my backup? All I received was the message above.
    I don’t wish to use other
   download options as they cost, although ftp might be a free option. However as
   there are no instructions I was at a loss to know how to proceed. Please help
   me find my backup. Thanks.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * (@dnutbourne)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-backup-1/#post-7068594)
 * Hi,
 * The email remote storage option has a significant drawback in that email attachments
   can only be so large (typically around 25Mb). If the attachment is too large,
   the email will fail to send.
 * We usually recommend only using email as a test remote storage option, as backup
   files are usually larger than this limit.
 * I would recommend trying one of the free options, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.
   The FTP option, if you want backups to your PC, would require you to have a FTP
   server running on your machine.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-backup-1/#post-7068594)
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