Title: [Plugin: BackWPup] Too many backups . . . Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: BackWPup] Too many backups . . . * [wifiuk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wifiuk/) * (@wifiuk) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/) * When i run my backups. i also get a copy emailed to me, dropbox and to a ftp. * but when the backup is running its sending me 10 backups to my email all the same size all containing the same thing? * also get it doing the same to my dropbox and to my ftp…. * can you look into this its getting annoying now and spamming up my ftp server and my email .. and wasting dropbox space too … Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/page/2/?output_format=md) * [opicron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/opicron/) * (@opicron) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2025835) * Browsing the forums I did not see this issue before. I guess that it is either some conflicting plugin, or more likely, your automatic backup settings which are incorrect. * Thread Starter [wifiuk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wifiuk/) * (@wifiuk) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2025843) * its set to back up once every friday at midnight. * [spfohl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spfohl/) * (@spfohl) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026070) * This happens to me also. I have 12 Mails send to me with the logfile and 6 Files in my dropbox. If i manual start a Backup all works fine. * [Robert Novak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revolter/) * (@revolter) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026088) * Same here… * – [ERROR] Job _____ already running!!! – repeated files backups – database – restore from backup – wrong characters (everything is broken) – dropbox don’t work well * … this plugin has just to many bugs…. * I give up ! * [stumax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stumax/) * (@stumax) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026089) * I’ve just noticed the same issue. I set a weekly backup to run at 3:00 am on Sundays, and set it to save to the server’s backup folder. Looks like the script fired off every 5 minutes from 3:00 to 3:55 am. * No harm done, I suppose, except that I only need *one* good backup. 🙂 * [microberto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microberto/) * (@microberto) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026090) * Actually, there *is” harm done. I’ve had MULTIPLE accounts get flooded with too many backups (forgot to set max # files), and it’s crushing my servers. * This is going on like crazy when using the built-in WP-Cron settings. It’s in 3.1.2 and 3.1.3. * Daniel PLEASE look into this. Contact me if you need access to a server where it’s happening. * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026091) * sorry I dont make changes on the version, because WP 3.2 is on the way and i have nerley coplete recoded BackWPup for the 3.2 release. I will be release if WP 3.2 is out. * [microberto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microberto/) * (@microberto) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026092) * You are going to copy and paste responses? Well so am I. * Daniel, this is _extremely irresponsible_ of you. I understand it’s open source, but you have created a plugin that is devastating servers and took one of mine down with its errant processes last night. * I just woke up with 233 e-mails – a server had been gzipping all night long and was on its knees. It’s not a horrible thing until you fail to claim responsibility in helping fix the problem. * I am also not the only person having these problems, so clearly it is not just me. * Not everyone will be moving to 3.2 immediately. You have a responsibility to those whose servers your software has hammered to FIX THE PROBLEM before we get thrown off of our hosting plans. * I have lost all respect for you and your plugin and will be finding another backup solution and writing a terrible review (and SEOing it) unless you do something about it. * **THIS PLUGIN NEEDS A BUG FIX FOR THE 3.1.x BRANCH IMMEDIATELY** * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026093) * please test 1.7.4 and give feadback * [dannygoodall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannygoodall/) * (@dannygoodall) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026094) * Daniel, great plugin by the way. I’ve been suffering with the multiple backup problems – although not as badly as some on here. * I’ve been updating the plugin as you’ve released new versions over the last 2 days (1.74..1.77) but have still been getting the problem. * I installed 1.77 last night to see if that solved the problem but this morning I saw that the plugin had run 5 times for the same backup job. Each time I was emailed a log file and each time it said that the backup has been completed successfully. * My configuration: – Backup to DropBox – Store a maximum of 8 files in DropBox– Job type Database Backup – Activate scheduling ON – Minutes 0, Hours 03, Days ANY, Day of Month ANY, Day of Week ANY – Backup file: LR_Daily_SQL_ – Send log to my email address – Store backups on server too – “/MYWPROOTFOLDER/wp-content/ backwpup-XXXX/” (I’ve changed the items in CAPS) * -All 5 files were stored successfully in my DropBox account. Only the 8 newest files are there – the oldest ones were deleted. All 5 backup files also present in my backwpup-XXXX folder too. * -I have one other scheduled backup job which is a file and database backup. It runs on the 1st and 15th day of the month so it shouldn’t have interfered here. * From the log file hidden HTML elements: * I’d be happy to help try to resolve this if you want me to try different things. * Kind regards * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026095) * runthe 5 job at sthe same time or on after the next? can jo mail me all 5 logs? * [dannygoodall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dannygoodall/) * (@dannygoodall) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026096) * Daniel, the jobs run one after another. I’ll send the logs to the email account from your main (in the German language) web site. * Cheers * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026097) * in the moment i can see it comes with W3 total cache im testing more but with the plugin i can reproduse it! * Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * (@danielhuesken) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026098) * see [http://wordpress.org/search/wp-cron+w3+total+cache?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/wp-cron+w3+total+cache?forums=1) * anonymized-7970383 * (@anonymized-7970383) * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/#post-2026099) * I got my hosting account suspended after using BackWPup. I don’t a caching plugin and I don’t had any cronjobs set. * So there is more to this. Maybe this plugin isn’t al to stable * Also read this: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-run-away-backup-process/page/2?replies=38#post-2195070](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-run-away-backup-process/page/2?replies=38#post-2195070) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘[Plugin: BackWPup] Too many backups . . .’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/backwpup/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3236141) * [BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/backwpup/reviews/) * 17 replies * 10 participants * Last reply from: [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/) * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backwpup-too-many-backups/page/2/#post-2026101) * Status: not resolved