Title: Updraft does not stop creating backups
Last modified: September 1, 2024

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# Updraft does not stop creating backups

 *  Resolved [mistergp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistergp/)
 * (@mistergp)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-does-not-stop-creating-backups/)
 * Hi all
 * I’m using updraft for my website and am really happy with it, what a great tool!
   Unfortunately since some months it shows a strange behaviour:
 * At first (or after I delete the plugin with all data and reinstall it again),
   everything works fine. DB and files get backed up weekly to Google Drive and 
   that’s very reliable.
 * Then after several weeks, Updraft starts creating backups and after finishing
   successfully, it does it again and again. The backup run 8-20 times directly 
   one after the other. Today it is at 70 times and it doesn’t stop. This goes on
   until my Google Drive storage is full, then I stop the backup, delete everything
   and the whole cycle is starting again.
 * My WordPress and all plugins are up to date and apart from plugins like WPML 
   and Yoast I mainly use Wordfence, WP Super Cache and Borlabs Cookie that I can
   imagine could interfer with the backup. Is there any known issue that could cause
   this behavior?
 * Thank you for your time!

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 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-does-not-stop-creating-backups/#post-17989660)
 * Hi,
 * It sounds like your issue might be related to low visitor numbers: [https://updraftplus.com/faqs/my-scheduled-backups-do-nothing-backup-now-stops-midway/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/my-scheduled-backups-do-nothing-backup-now-stops-midway/)
 * Can you install the free plugin WPCrontrol and take a screenshot of your CronEvents(
   just the top few, it does not need to be all of them and they do not have to 
   be related to UpdraftPlus)
 * Can you also post your backup log using a tool such as pastebin.com?
 *  Thread Starter [mistergp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mistergp/)
 * (@mistergp)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-does-not-stop-creating-backups/#post-17990094)
 * Hi
 * Thank you for your quick reply. There was an issue with the Cron, as you correctly
   suspected. I disabled WP Cronjobs and activated the cronjob of the server. Nevertheless,
   here is the log of the occurence (before moving cronjobs): [https://pastebin.com/xXk1QHTz](https://pastebin.com/xXk1QHTz)
 * What I now get is the following error from my server:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       Can't locate cPstrict.pm in @INC (you may need to install the cPstrict module) (@INC contains: /usr/local/cpanel /usr/local/cpanel /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/cpanel-lib/x86_64-linux /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/cpanel-lib /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/lib/x86_64-linux /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/lib /opt/cpanel/perl5/536/site_lib/x86_64-linux /opt/cpanel/perl5/536/site_lib) at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Math/Bytes.pm line 8.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Math/Bytes.pm line 8.Compilation failed in require at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Quota.pm line 18.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Quota.pm line 18.Compilation failed in require at /home/gpcom/public_html/wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/includes/get-cpanel-quota-usage.pl line 9.BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/gpcom/public_html/wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/includes/get-cpanel-quota-usage.pl line 9.
       ```
   
 * I’m working with the provider to enable this package and disabled the quota check
   in the meantime via wp-config.php. I hope now everything runs smoothly again.
 * Thank you and best regards
 *  Plugin Support [vupdraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vupdraft/)
 * (@vupdraft)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-does-not-stop-creating-backups/#post-17992886)
 * I am glad to hear you got things working again.
 * The warning you are getting about sPstrict should be a fairly easy fix for your
   hosting and it sounds like you have have found the “advanced hacks” guide to 
   stop the check.
 * If you need anything else from us, just let us know

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