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Apologies in advance for pasting AI text here – this is the advice AI gave me to backup my site, however I’m nervous to blindly follow these instructions and make these sorts of changes….. Any thoughts?

A 2 GB site attempting to push to Dropbox is precisely why UpdraftPlus is stalling. [1, 2]

When a site reaches this size, UpdraftPlus bundles files into temporary .zip chunks on your local server before pushing them over an API handshake to Dropbox. If a single file chunk is too heavy, MilesWeb will violently kill the processing engine after a few minutes to protect shared server resources. Because the process is killed at the server level, UpdraftPlus loses its place and never triggers the automated resume sequence. [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Since your cPanel allocation is set to unlimited (∞), you have the folder storage room, but you lack the continuous processing runtime. Use these steps to bypass this issue: [2] Step 1: Force a Server Timeout Extension

Your server is killing the script after a few minutes because it hits a maximum execution cap. You can force your server to give UpdraftPlus more time: [5, 8, 9]

1. Log into your MilesWeb cPanel and open File Manager.
2. Go to the public_html directory, click on your wp-config.php file, and choose Edit.
3. Paste the following time limit parameter directly under your memory limit line:set_time_limit(600); (This expands your server execution window to 10 minutes per task chunk, giving the Dropbox upload time to clear). [8, 9]

Step 2: Drop the Split Size to 25 MB

Your server cannot handle processing massive zip bundles down the API pipeline all at once. Forcing tiny bundles reduces server strain to near zero: [1, 4]

1. In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Settings > UpdraftPlus Backups.
2. Open the Settings tab and select Show expert settings.
3. Change Split archives every from its current setting down to 25 MB.
4. Click Save Changes at the base of the page.
   (Instead of choking on massive blocks of data, UpdraftPlus will seamlessly pass dozens of small 25 MB packages directly into your Dropbox app directory). [5, 8]

Step 3: Delete Broken Leftover Temporary Dumps

Failed and paused runs drop corrupted, partial .tmp and .zip archives directly into your server folders. These ghost files will choke out your fresh attempts: [3]

1. Go back to your cPanel File Manager.
2. Open public_html/wp-content/updraft.
3. Highlight and Delete any files ending with .tmp or any standalone .zip files from your failed attempts. Leave the index files alone.

Step 4: Split Up Your Manual Executions

Do not run everything simultaneously. Run your database and files as separate actions to isolate server weight: [7]

1. On the main UpdraftPlus backup screen, click Backup Now.
2. Uncheck Include your files in the backup (Leave only the Database selected).
3. Run the backup. Your database should complete in seconds and transfer straight to Dropbox.
4. Once completed, click Backup Now again. Uncheck the database, check Include your files, and let the small 25 MB zipping configurations process your media libraries autonomously. [5, 7]

If the backup continues to hang after adjusting these options, let me know:

• What are the very last 3 lines of text written inside the UpdraftPlus backup log?
• Do you see a yellow warning banner at the top of your dashboard explicitly stating that your WordPress Cron (Scheduler) is disabled?

[6, 10]

[1] https://easyupdatesmanager.com

[2] https://ww.wp.xz.cn

[3] https://www.reddit.com

[4] https://www.experts-exchange.com

[5] https://ww.wp.xz.cn

[6] https://ww.wp.xz.cn

[7] https://uk.ww.wp.xz.cn

[8] https://teamupdraft.com

[9] https://easyupdatesmanager.com

[10] https://teamupdraft.com

Thanks. Think that’s worked!

So here’s the page:

and the back:

I got a third party to install the theme. I see it has a plugin WP Bakery – not sure what it’s for or how it got there, it might be the problem. Can I just uninstall it? Any thoughts appreciated. I’m a beginner at wordpress.