Title: Zip Error when backing up using UpdraftPlus
Last modified: July 11, 2017

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# Zip Error when backing up using UpdraftPlus

 *  Resolved [lauraswain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauraswain/)
 * (@lauraswain)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-when-backing-up-using-updraftplus/)
 * So today I used UpdraftPlus for the first time to carry out a backup of my blog.
   I am backing up to Google Drive. However I received the following error:
 * Warning: A zip error occurred – check your log for more details
    The backup apparently
   succeeded (with warnings) and is now complete (Jul 11 14:55:10)
 * I’ve had a look at the log but it’s really long and I don’t know where to look.
   Plus I’m not very techy and haven’t a clue what could be wrong.
 * The full log is too long to copy and paste using Pastebin, however I have managed
   to paste the first portion of the log file:
 * <script src=”[https://pastebin.com/embed_js/bq1PGDyC”></script&gt](https://pastebin.com/embed_js/bq1PGDyC”></script&gt);
 * Would someone be able to take a look and see what I might need to do. I don’t
   know where to start!
 * Thanks,
 * Laura

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 *  Plugin Contributor [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * (@dnutbourne)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-when-backing-up-using-updraftplus/#post-9309481)
 * Hi Laura,
 * Please could you check how much free space is available in your hosting account(
   not Google Drive)? The error that you are receiving is usually caused by the 
   hosting quota being full.
 *  Thread Starter [lauraswain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauraswain/)
 * (@lauraswain)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-when-backing-up-using-updraftplus/#post-9311366)
 * Thanks [@dnutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/) I have 
   checked with 1and1 and it looks like I have 2553MB left. Does this suggest that
   my backup is taking up a lot of space? When doing my backup I was including plugins,
   themes, uploads & other directories. Do I need to backup these? Where is all 
   the content of my blog posts held, i.e. the words, is this in the database? And
   what about images?
 * Just as a test I did a backup this morning of just the Database and it only took
   about a minute and worked fine with no errors.
 * So I’m not sure if I need all the other stuff. If the worst did happen and I 
   needed to restore my blog would I just be able to re-add the theme and plugins
   manually?
 * Thanks
 * Laura
 *  Thread Starter [lauraswain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lauraswain/)
 * (@lauraswain)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-when-backing-up-using-updraftplus/#post-9311410)
 * Thanks [@dnutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/) I checked
   with 1and1 and it looks like I have 2553MB spare in my Database so does that 
   suggest my backup is taking up a lot of space? I’ve been including plugins, themes,
   uploads & other directories in my backups but not sure if I need these? Where
   is the actual content of my blog posts (I.e. the words) stored? Are these in 
   the database? And what about the images?
 * As a test this morning I ran a backup of the database only and it only took a
   minute and completed with no errors.
 * If the worst happened and I did need to restore my blog surely I could just reapply
   my theme and plugins in the normal way? So do I really need to back all these
   other things up?
 * Thanks
 * Laura

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 * Last reply from: [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/zip-error-when-backing-up-using-updraftplus/#post-9309481)
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