Title: Only SQL is being saved
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Only SQL is being saved

 *  Resolved [omarperez999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarperez999/)
 * (@omarperez999)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/)
 * For some reason it’s only the SQL that’s being saved, despite me selecting to
   save both files and data. Plus I’ve excluded some folders to reduce the backup
   size. Still, nothing. Any clues?
 * Also, it looks like there’s a sizable file in the backup folder, but no extension
   to it. In my case it’s called zilpDo6o. Tried using 7Zip and just about any unzipping
   program, but nothing seems to open it.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backupwordpress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [cuvelier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuvelier/)
 * (@cuvelier)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588264)
 * Hey Omar,
 * Thanks for getting in touch.
 * Have you tried excluding the entire uploads folder to see if that helps?
 * Perhaps [enable support](https://bwp.hmn.md/support-center/enable-support/) and
   I can have a better look at your server setup.
 * Cheers!
    Owain
 *  Thread Starter [omarperez999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarperez999/)
 * (@omarperez999)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588266)
 * Hi Owain — Yes I have and it still does it.
 * I have it (enable support) enabled. What can I do next?
 * Thanks!
 * Omar
 *  Thread Starter [omarperez999](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarperez999/)
 * (@omarperez999)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588269)
 * PS: I also have an image-heavy Nextgen galley collection. I excepted that folder,
   and guess what, now it works. So I suppose there’s a limit on how big the backup
   can be? Is that something I/hosting can control, or it a parameter of the plugin?
 * But thanks for steering me in the right direction!
 * Omar
 *  [JamieLe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jamieleemi/)
 * (@jamieleemi)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588404)
 * I was about to buy your extension to backup to G Drive but if this is limited
   by size, I won’t bother. One of my sits is a photography site, currently about
   2GB. Will your plugin work with this?
 *  [Becki Beckmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/becki/)
 * (@becki)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588413)
 * same here! ‘complete weekly’ only saves the database dump, files are missing.
   it started after upgrading to latest wordpress 4.1
 * thanks & greetings
    becki
 *  Plugin Author [cuvelier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cuvelier/)
 * (@cuvelier)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-sql-is-being-saved/#post-5588438)
 * Hey guys,
 * So generally speaking, if backups aren’t completing the backup process is getting
   killed/ending prematurely.
 * Commonly this is a combination of limited server resources coupled and/or large
   site size.
 * I recommend you take a look at this page: [https://bwp.hmn.md/support-center/troubleshooting/#bkpspin](https://bwp.hmn.md/support-center/troubleshooting/#bkpspin)
 * [@jimbo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimbo/),
 * If the free version of BackUpWordPress can create a backup, the GD Extension 
   shouldn’t have any troubles. If you do run into any issues just let me know and
   we can work on a solution, or in a worst case scenario give you a refund.
 * Cheers!
    Owain

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