Title: cannot create backup
Last modified: May 15, 2021

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# cannot create backup

 *  Resolved [joray25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joray25/)
 * (@joray25)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-backup-4/)
 *     ```
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:20] Initializing backup...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Backup & Migration version: 1.0.9
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Site which will be backed up: https://profitableplanet.co.uk
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] PHP Version: 7.3.27
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Web server: LiteSpeed
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Max execution time (in seconds): 259200
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Checking if backup dir is writable...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Initializing custom error handler
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Yup it is writable...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] PHP CLI is available – plugin will try to run server script.
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:23] Scanning files...
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Checking free space, reserving...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Requires at least 505195406 bytes. [481.79 MB]
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Disk free space function is not disabled - using...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Checking this path/partition: /home/turbotdi/public_html/profitableplanet.co.uk/wp-content/backup-migration/backups
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] There is 8,659,481.70 MB free. [8.26 TB]
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Great! We have enough space.
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Confirmed, there is more than enough space, checked: 505195406 bytes
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Scanning done - found 17965 files...
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Backup initialized...
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Initializing archiving system...
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Archive system initialized...
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Preparing map of files...
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Files prepared.
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Starting compression process...
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Smart memory calculation...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] There is 384 MBs of memory to use
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] WordPress memory limit: 256 MBs
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Setting the safe limit to 86 MB
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Making database backup
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:50:30] Iterating database...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Database size: 19.66 MB
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Database backup finished
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Making archive
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Compressing...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Using PclZip module to create the backup
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Legacy setting: Using default modules depending on user server
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Running PHP CLI process - it should be confirmed with next messages
       [SUCCESS] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] PHP CLI initialized - process ran successfully
       [STEP] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Making batches for each process...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:48] Reading list file...
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:50] Each batch will contain up to 3200 files.
       [INFO] [2021-05-15 11:53:50] Large files takes more time, you will be notified about those.
   
       [DOWNLOAD GENERATED] File downloaded on (server time): 2021-05-15 11:58:19
       [DOWNLOAD GENERATED] Last update (seconds): 480 seconds ago 
       [DOWNLOAD GENERATED] Last update (date): 2021-05-15 11:50:19
       ```
   
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-create-backup-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [backupsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupsupport/)
 * (@backupsupport)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-backup-4/#post-14448057)
 * Hi [@joray25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joray25/)
 * We have released new version of the plugin.
    Could you please run the backup 
   again with the new version and post the logs in case it failed again?
 * Thank you!
 *  Plugin Author [iClyde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iclyde/)
 * (@iclyde)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-backup-4/#post-14476518)
 * As we didn’t hear any reply in last days.
    I can assume that you resolved the
   issue.
 * Feel free to open new topic if I am wrong!
    Thank you 🙂

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