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How to back up to multiple locations

How to back up to multiple locations

Section titled How to back up to multiple locations

If you’re familiar with UpdraftPlus, you’ll find backing up to more than one location is as simple as choosing more than one location under the ‘Settings’ tab. Alternatively, read on for a more detailed step-by-step guide.

UpdraftPlus different remote storage options

1. Install and Activate UpdraftPlus

Section titled 1. Install and Activate UpdraftPlus

If you haven’t already, purchase UpdraftPlus Premium and follow the simple installation instructions. 

Go to the WordPress ‘Settings’ menu and open ‘UpdraftPlus Backups’.

WordPress settings menu

In the ‘Settings’ tab, scroll down to ‘Choose your remote storage (as many as you like)’

You can select multiple options for maximum redundancy.

UpdraftPlus Storage options

For each selected backup location, follow the prompts to connect UpdraftPlus to that location. For instance, if you’re backing up to Google Drive, you’ll need to authenticate your Google account.

UpdraftPlus Google Drive page options

5. Perform manual backups or schedule backups

Section titled 5. Perform manual backups or schedule backups

Initiate a manual backup by clicking the ‘Backup Now’ button in the ‘Backup / Restore’ tab. Alternatively, set up scheduled backups in the same ‘Settings’ tab as before.

In the 'Next scheduled backups' section, select the 'Backup Now' button

Monitor the status of your backups within the ‘Existing backups’ section of the ‘Backup / restore’ tab

UpdraftPlus Existing backups page

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