Title: Exclude server backups
Last modified: January 31, 2018

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# Exclude server backups

 *  Resolved [Janelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/windsgirl/)
 * (@windsgirl)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-server-backups/)
 * Hello, I am about to purchase this plugin but I have a question. The hosting 
   company I am using will not allow the storage of large files on the server, so
   I want to EXCLUDE the storage of files on the server and only send them to Dropbox(
   or another storage option). Is this possible with this plugin? If so, in that
   case, will the plugin even create and store those backup files on the server 
   temporarily while the backups are being made and then delete them? My clients
   on this hosting company keep getting warning messages when backup files are generated
   on the server so if possible I’m looking for a plugin that will not put the large
   backup files on the server. Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Katrina “Kat” Moody](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katmoody/)
 * (@katmoody)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exclude-server-backups/#post-9947736)
 * Hey there –
 * I’m sorry for the delay in getting back with you on this. The main plugin is 
   completely free so you don’t need to purchase it. We don’t support the premium
   extensions on this forum.
 * In answer to your specific question, though, the answer is that you can control
   how many backups are saved to the server (setting it to just 1 if you want) but
   you aren’t yet able to save NONE of the backups to the server. At this point,
   saving the backup to the server is a step in the process of saving any number
   of backups to a remote destination if desired. For that reason, for now, we save
   at least one backup to the server.
 * I hope that helps and I’m sorry for any inconvenience,
    Kat

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