Title: Backups start automatically during setup
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Backups start automatically during setup

 *  Resolved [gbell12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gbell12/)
 * (@gbell12)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backups-start-automatically-during-setup/)
 * Hi David,
 * I’ve noticed that on a fresh install of Updraft Plus, backups start at some point
   during my setting up. I think it might be after the first “save changes”, but
   before I’ve authenticated with Dropbox.
 * This leads to some weird behaviour – like I’ve actually authenticated to Dropbox,
   but during the automatically-started backup, UD doesn’t think I have and errors
   out.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backups-start-automatically-during-setup/#post-5349236)
 * Hi,
 * Your first backup, if you have set a schedule, is scheduled for shortly after
   you press “Save Settings”.
 * If you’re not yet ready for a backup, then don’t set a schedule (Daily/Weekly/
   etc.) until you are. i.e. Set storage to Dropbox and then authenticate Dropbox
   first; and then set the schedule when that’s done.
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [gbell12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gbell12/)
 * (@gbell12)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backups-start-automatically-during-setup/#post-5349241)
 * Understood. But that causes the problem / confusion indicated above. I guess 
   if nobody else reports it, it’s a “personal problem” 🙂
 *  [dawith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dawith/)
 * (@dawith)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backups-start-automatically-during-setup/#post-5349348)
 * I was confused by that behavior too, so you’re not the only one 🙂

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