Title: Restore Failed: Error data extract failed
Last modified: July 2, 2021

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# Restore Failed: Error data extract failed

 *  Resolved [maryayers95](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maryayers95/)
 * (@maryayers95)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-failed-error-data-extract-failed/)
 * Hi, trying to restore a backup after a few things went wrong with a recent update
   to my site. No problem with the other restores but I keep having issues with 
   my uploads when trying to restore them. All my other files upload and are fine
   except one which gives me this message:
 * ***
 * Unpacking backup… (backup_2021-07-01-0909_TEENPLICITY_d8793f73a636-uploads2.zip,
   386.3 MB)
    There has been a critical error on this website.
 * ***
 * Any help would be great on how I deal with this. Tried uploading all the backup
   files for Uploads to the site, made sure they were all in remote storage as well,
   still getting this.
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/).
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [maryayers95](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maryayers95/).

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/restore-failed-error-data-extract-failed/#post-14622397)
 * Hi,
 * The critical error seemt o have appeared after UpdraftPlus restored the uploads2.
   zip. The problem could be coming form the uploads backups file. I would suggest
   asking your host/server admin to check on the PHP error. The exact information
   about the error can be found there.
 * Thanks,
    Bryle

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