Title: Error message for xml export
Last modified: August 26, 2020

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# Error message for xml export

 *  Resolved [salpilk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salpilk/)
 * (@salpilk)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-for-xml-export/)
 * I have started getting this error when doing a full backup including xml:
 * WARNING: XML ERROR (9): PCDATA invalid Char value 29 backwpup
 * Running WordPress 5.5 with all plugins up-to-date, and have been running backups
   including xml fine until mid-July 2020..
 * Any ides how to fix this?
 * Many thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [salpilk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salpilk/)
 * (@salpilk)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-for-xml-export/#post-13317765)
 * correction, the error message is just:
    WARNING: XML ERROR (9): PCDATA invalid
   Char value 29
 *  [happyAnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duongcuong96/)
 * (@duongcuong96)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-for-xml-export/#post-13322574)
 * Hello [@salpilk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salpilk/)
    hmm did you try
   XML export with the WordPress XML export tool ( Tools -> Export? ) Thank you!
 *  [happyAnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duongcuong96/)
 * (@duongcuong96)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-for-xml-export/#post-13387730)
 * since we haven’t heard back from you, I’m going to mark it as resolved.
    If you’re
   still having problems, feel free to let us know 😉

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 * Last reply from: [happyAnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duongcuong96/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-for-xml-export/#post-13387730)
 * Status: resolved