Title: Backup includes deleted plugins?
Last modified: March 30, 2023

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# Backup includes deleted plugins?

 *  Resolved [Jarko Piironen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipajen/)
 * (@ipajen)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/)
 *  WordPress: 6.2,PHP: 8.2.0, All-in-One WP Migration 7.73
 * Making a backup and importing to a local site, Works great but I found that deleted(
   not inactive) plugins from production site is now included in the local site.
   On the production site the deleted plugin is not in /public_html/wp-content/plugins.
   When trying to check the lists of the backup file it says:
 * **Error**
 * Error while reading backup content
 * Any ideas? Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * (@yaniiliev)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16622758)
 * You can also drag and drop the backup to see its contents here: [https://traktor.servmask.com/](https://traktor.servmask.com/)
   
   I guess that you need to increase the max_execution_time or memory_limit on the
   server for the file list to work.
 *  Thread Starter [Jarko Piironen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipajen/)
 * (@ipajen)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16622933)
 * 226.71 MB Error while reading backup content
 * 122.48 MB works to list
 * Cant find any errors in the hosting logs, PHP logs or any errors in Query monitor.
   Using the values bellow.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       wp-config.php
       define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '4096M');
   
       .htaccess
       php_value max_execution_time 300
       ```
   
 * Also if the error Error while reading backup content is presented, sometimes 
   a backup that worked earlier to list gives the same error. Is it somehow possible
   to catch the error instead of getting the “Error while reading backup content”?
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * (@yaniiliev)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16623075)
 * Is the error instant or does it take some time to process? If it takes some time
   before it shows the error, it might be a timeout issue either by the webserver
   or PHP. I recommend that you use [https://traktor.servmask.com/](https://traktor.servmask.com/)
   which will read the file from your own computer, nothing is uploaded or shared,
   it works in your browser.
 *  Thread Starter [Jarko Piironen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipajen/)
 * (@ipajen)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16623139)
 * Almost instant as it takes about 1-3 seconds every time before it popup. the 
   files worked to open on [https://traktor.servmask.com/](https://traktor.servmask.com/)
 * could it be related to PHP 8.2? Also it never comes to the “reading part” in 
   the popup when it’s giving the error.
 *  Plugin Author [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * (@yaniiliev)
 * [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16623222)
 * It is some sort of restriction, but I do not know precisely what it is. We test
   the plugin with the latest PHP versions, including 8.2, although I do not recommend
   you use 8.2 in production as WordPress does not officially support it.
    If there
   is nothing in the error logs of both PHP and the webserver, I am out of ideas.

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 * Last reply from: [Yani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaniiliev/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-includes-deleted-plugins/#post-16623222)
 * Status: resolved