Title: Using Backup
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Using Backup

 *  Resolved [Jackflash101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackflash101/)
 * (@jackflash101)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-backup/)
 * Hi. I’ve installed and activated your plugin. Have tried to directly set it up
   to create the backup files onto my hard drive. Is there a way to do so?
 * Also, isn’t there some way to do a backup to a Dropbox folder I already have 
   set up? I use Dropbox for other things for work duties. Can I set your program
   up to backup directly to my own Dropbox account?
 * I tried backup up, with it sending it to me by email, but the email never arrives.
   I use MSN Outlook, but haven’t been able to find out what their file size limit
   is.
 * And, every time I try to initiate a new backup it reverts to the default option
   to save only 1 backup file, not the current one and older ones too.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/updraftplus/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/updraftplus/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-backup/#post-3800251)
 * Hi Jack,
 * To get the backup sets onto your hard drive from your website, you’d need some
   solution that can sync your hard drive with your remote cloud storage or FTP.
   It’s not doable from directly inside a plugin itself.
 * Dropbox only allows backups into “app folders”, which are required to reside 
   inside the “apps” folder in your Dropbox account. (They do this to forbid different
   applications from accessing other data). In UpdraftPlus’s case, it’s compulsory
   to use apps/UpdraftPlus, or a subfolder thereof.
 * The email size limit depends on your email provider, rather than on Outlook. 
   Typical limits are too low (around 15Mb).
 * > And, every time I try to initiate a new backup it reverts to the default option
   to save only 1 backup file, not the current one and older ones too.
 * I didn’t follow that completely, but from what I *think* you mean, it sounds 
   like you’ve omitted to press “Save Changes” for your settings before doing the
   backup?
 * David

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