Title: Don't export database
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Don't export database

 *  Resolved [ttmt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttmt/)
 * (@ttmt)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dont-export-database/)
 * Hi all
 * Brilliant plugin.
 * I’m developing a wordpress theme for a client.
 * Once the theme is complete I will use duplicator to export the database and theme.
 * My client will then add the content when the theme is on the server.
 * If I need to change the theme I can do that locally but if I then use duplicator
   to export the changes to the server it will replace the database and the content
   my client has added.
 * Is it possible once the theme and database has been exported to the server to
   then just export changes in the theme and not over write the database.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dont-export-database/#post-5767445)
 * Hey Ttmt,
 * You can try and use the directory filters and table filters… Although in most
   cases like that I normally just update the files manually via FTP…
 * Cheers~

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dont-export-database/#post-5767445)
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