Title: UpdraftPlus Not Creating Backups
Last modified: March 5, 2020

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# UpdraftPlus Not Creating Backups

 *  Resolved [dcorral20](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcorral20/)
 * (@dcorral20)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraftplus-not-creating-backups/)
 * Our updrafts plugin is not creating backups. I tried to reach out to my hosting
   providers’ WP support. They advised me to delete our WP Search plugin and EWW
   Optimizer plugin because they had too many rows. I removed the plugins and tried
   to rerun the backup with no success.
 * Currently, when I try to complete a backup, the Updrafts plugin will run for 
   at least 30 minutes. When I check on the status of the backup, the buffering 
   bar is gone and no backup, or long has been created.
 * The last recorded log message is: “Zip size is at/near split limit (30 MB / 30
   MB) – bumping index (from: 6) (Mar 05 09:40:37)”
 * We do have two backups that were completed before we deleted the plugins. One
   from January 30, 2020, says “apparently” successful backup and another from February
   20, 2020. I am not sure if this backup was successful.
 * Please let me know if you have any advice on how we can move forward. Any help
   you can offer is much appreciated.
 * If you need any further information, do not hesitate to reach out.
 * -Deborah
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fupdraftplus-not-creating-backups%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraftplus-not-creating-backups/#post-12515357)
 * Hi,
 * UpdraftPlus has been designed to be dependent on your server resources.
    Please
   check this FAQ for complete details – [https://updraftplus.com/faqs/how-much-resources-does-updraftplus-need/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/how-much-resources-does-updraftplus-need/)
 * Regards,
    Bryle
 *  [MiroslavR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miroslavr/)
 * (@miroslavr)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraftplus-not-creating-backups/#post-12527650)
 * Hi,
 * I have similar problem with heavier wp site (about 3GB). On the same host lighter
   wp site works perfectly with updraft but the first one by no means.
    Is there
   some limits with updraft free version? i would also like to know is it the same
   limit with paid version.
 * Thanks in advance,
    kimass
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraftplus-not-creating-backups/#post-12536984)
 * Hi,
 * UpdraftPlus does not have any limits. As mentioned above, it is dependent on 
   your server’s resources. You can ask your host to check on the server log for
   errors. They should be able to find out the exact cause of why the backup could
   not complete.
 * Regards,
    Bryle

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraftplus-not-creating-backups/#post-12536984)
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