Title: Useless without a restore function
Last modified: September 3, 2016

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# Useless without a restore function

 *  [toktojoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toktojoe/)
 * (@toktojoe)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/)
 * Why why why are there so many backup plugins on worpress that do not have a restore
   function, I’d give it a rating of zero if I could, wasted too much time on this.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116228)
 * Because the restore can easily made by hand. I can link you a instruction for
   the restore if we have finished the translation. As second we working in moment
   on a restore functionality that is in Beta stadium.
 * I think a missing feature is not a ground to give only one star.
 *  [shk111](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shk111/)
 * (@shk111)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116231)
 * I’m interested by the link to restore …
    btw, the copy by email doesn’t work,
   but it’s ecommerce with a lot of pic so it may be heavy
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116232)
 * German: [http://docs.backwpup.de/article/62-wie-wordpress-backup-wiederherstellen](http://docs.backwpup.de/article/62-wie-wordpress-backup-wiederherstellen)
   
   English: [http://docs.backwpup.com/article/127-how-do-i-restore-a-wordpress-backup](http://docs.backwpup.com/article/127-how-do-i-restore-a-wordpress-backup)
 * Yes, sending big archives with email is a problem, but normely not of the plugin
   😉 I use this for sending DB Backups only.
 *  Thread Starter [toktojoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toktojoe/)
 * (@toktojoe)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116233)
 * Restores easily made by hand? One missing feature? Yes the most important one.
   Your instructions are about imports with FTP and MySql commands, for the average
   person these are not easy and some people might not even have this access, and
   if you knew these methods you would not need your plugin, and easy restore would
   be one click like your export I am sorry but I am standing by my review.
 *  [Pothi Kalimuthu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pothi/)
 * (@pothi)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116243)
 * [@toktojoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toktojoe/)
 * Why would you even try a plugin without reading its description and waste your
   time when it doesn’t have the feature that you need?
 * You are spoiling the plugins’ ecosystem. Have you ever written a plugin and hosted
   it here in wp.org?
 *  [robmin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robsticles/)
 * (@robsticles)
 * [9 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8116253)
 * [@toktojoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toktojoe/) If you really _need_
   a backup plugin with restore function there are plenty of paid plugins available
   like [this one](https://vaultpress.com/plans/) or [this one](https://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/).
 *  [cramdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cramdesign/)
 * (@cramdesign)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8610808)
 * This is a great plugin. Even without the restore feature, having backups on autopilot
   is the reason to have this plugin. Yes, the restore is done easily enough manually.
 *  [DJEB](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djeb/)
 * (@djeb)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useless-without-a-restore-function/#post-8632035)
 * I always head for the 1-star reviews first to see if there is a legit issue with
   the plugin. In this case, there isn’t. The first two 1-star reviews on the list
   are by people who can’t read. It’s like going on a Toyota forum and complaining
   that the Echo is not 4WD and you got stuck in the mud. Well, not exactly. Toyota
   isn’t giving their hard work away for free.

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