Title: [Plugin: WP-DB-Backup] Error back-up archive
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP-DB-Backup] Error back-up archive

 *  [ionut.iosub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ionutiosub/)
 * (@ionutiosub)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-db-backup-error-back-up-archive/)
 * I downloaded the back-up archive on my desktop (default .gz format) in order 
   to reinstall my company website, but when i want to put it back through phpmyadmin
   it says “bad archive”. I’ve tried to decompress with several programs, like 7zip
   or WinZip, and all says it’s not a valid archive.
 * Now i must re-write entire website by hand, page by page. 🙁

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 * Last reply from: [ionut.iosub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ionutiosub/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-db-backup-error-back-up-archive/)
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