Title: My sql-file is empty
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# My sql-file is empty

 *  Resolved [KitC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitc/)
 * (@kitc)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-file-is-empty/)
 * Hello!
 * When backing up i get a sqlfile that is empty. The rest of the files are all 
   ok. Does anyone know why? I get no error messages.
 * /KitC

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 *  [azolotusky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azolotusky/)
 * (@azolotusky)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-file-is-empty/#post-2209355)
 * Hi, I think I might be having the same issue. I don’t know how to see whether
   the .sql file included in my backup .zip is empty, however it is suspiciously
   small. If I understanding correctly, the database backup is “database_*username*
   _wdps1.sql” located in the main folder of the manual backup .zip file, yes?
 * If so, it is 92kb, whereas if I do a regular database backup from phpadmin, that.
   sql fils is around 700kb
 * Am I looking at the right file for the database backup? If so, why is it so small,
   or how do I trouble-shoot what the problem might be?
 * Thanks!
    Anya
 *  [azolotusky](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azolotusky/)
 * (@azolotusky)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-file-is-empty/#post-2209367)
 * Hi all, just a follow-up to my previous note and a retraction of it: the database.
   sql file in the root of the backup .zip file was 92kb while zipped… and 700kb
   unzipped. Derr. All seems to be well will our backup installation. Sorry for 
   the hassle, and thanks so much for the fantastic plugin!
 * Anya
 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-file-is-empty/#post-2209408)
 * Glad you got it working.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-file-is-empty/#post-2209408)
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