Title: Error when backing up
Last modified: January 18, 2021

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# Error when backing up

 *  Resolved [rbaek123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rbaek123/)
 * (@rbaek123)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-backing-up-2/)
 * This is what i got when my backup had an error. Please help, thank you!
 * [STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Initializing backup…
    [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41]
   Backup & Migration version: 1.0.7 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Site which will
   be backed up: [https://freydesignproductions.com](https://freydesignproductions.com)[
   INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] PHP Version: 7.4.3 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Web
   server: Apache [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Max execution time (in seconds): 
   10800 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Checking if backup dir is writable… [INFO][
   2021-01-18 17:34:41] Initializing custom error handler [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:
   34:41] Premium plugin is enabled and activated [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:41]
   Yup it is writable… [STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:41] Scanning files… [STEP] [2021-
   01-18 17:34:42] Checking free space, reserving… [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] 
   Requires at least 4395300632 bytes. [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Disk free space
   function is not disabled – using… [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] There is 24,654.96
   MB free. [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Great! We have enough space. [SUCCESS][
   2021-01-18 17:34:42] Confirmed, there is more than enough space, checked: 4395300632
   bytes [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Scanning done – found 35220 files… [SUCCESS][
   2021-01-18 17:34:42] Backup initialized… [STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Initializing
   archiving system… [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Archive system initialized…[
   STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Preparing map of files… [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:
   34:42] Files prepared. [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Starting compression process…[
   STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Smart memory calculation… [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:
   42] There is 256 MBs of memory to use [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Setting
   the safe limit to 64 MB [STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Making database backup [
   INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:42] Iterating database… [SUCCESS] [2021-01-18 17:34:44]
   Database backup finished [STEP] [2021-01-18 17:34:44] Making archive [INFO] [
   2021-01-18 17:34:44] Compressing… [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:44] Using PclZip to
   create Backup (forced) [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:49] Milestone: 1000/35220 [INFO][
   2021-01-18 17:34:53] Milestone: 2000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:34:57] Milestone:
   3000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:03] Milestone: 4000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-
   18 17:35:08] Milestone: 5000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:13] Milestone: 6000/
   35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:20] Milestone: 7000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:
   35:26] Milestone: 8000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:31] Milestone: 9000/35220[
   INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:38] Milestone: 10000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:44]
   Milestone: 11000/35220 [INFO] [2021-01-18 17:35:59] Milestone: 12000/35220 [DOWNLOAD
   GENERATED] File downloaded on (server time): 2021-01-18 17:36:12 [DOWNLOAD GENERATED]
   Last update (seconds): 1 seconds ago [DOWNLOAD GENERATED] Last update (date):
   2021-01-18 17:36:11
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-when-backing-up-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [popupshelp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/popupshelp/)
 * (@popupshelp)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-backing-up-2/#post-13924219)
 * Hi [@rbaek123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rbaek123/)
 * We have experimental version which should fix your issue.
    Could you please give
   it a try?
 * You can download it here: [https://backupbliss.com/downloads/plugins/bmi-betas/backup-backup-1.0.7.96.zip](https://backupbliss.com/downloads/plugins/bmi-betas/backup-backup-1.0.7.96.zip)
 * Let me know how it went
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Support [backupsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupsupport/)
 * (@backupsupport)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-backing-up-2/#post-13925396)
 * Hi [@rbaek123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rbaek123/)
 * We have even newer version which should display some errors in case those happen.
   
   Download: [https://backupbliss.com/downloads/plugins/bmi-betas/backup-backup-1.0.7.97.zip](https://backupbliss.com/downloads/plugins/bmi-betas/backup-backup-1.0.7.97.zip)
 *  Plugin Support [backupsupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/backupsupport/)
 * (@backupsupport)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-backing-up-2/#post-13948490)
 * Hello
 * As we didn’t hear anything from you in last few days, I can assume that your 
   issue is solved. If I am wrong feel free to create new topic.

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